Embryo ethics: Couples with leftover fertilized eggs face moral, political dilemma

July 31, 2007

Like thousands of other couples who go through in vitro fertilization each year, the Vancelettes have decided not to decide. They’ve reluctantly found themselves at the center of an explosive political and moral debate about the status of embryos — one that pits President Bush and two of the nation’s largest religious groups against a majority of Americans who favor using human embryos to develop cures for diseases. (Merced Sun-Star)