• Voted YES on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers. (ontheissues.org)
  • Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life. (ontheissues.org)
  • No mother should ever be pressured to have an abortion due to outdated stereotypes about what and who is "normal" or the potential of a life with Down syndrome. (ontheissues.org)
  • And any abortion after that point stops that heartbeat-- stops that life--stops that gift from God. (ontheissues.org)
  • GOV. KRISTI NOEM (R-SD): I think we'll continue to have those debates on how we can support these mothers and what it means to really make sure that we're not prosecuting mothers ever in a situation like this when it comes to abortion, that it will always be focused towards those doctors who knowingly break the law to perform abortions in our state. (ontheissues.org)
  • Brunner and Steelman both said they would want to look at the wording of a proposed amendment before endorsing it while still trying to portray a strong anti-abortion stance, with Steelman saying she does believe life begins at conception and Brunner pledging support to the overthrow of Roe v. Wade. (ontheissues.org)
  • Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for any abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • Prohibits federal funds from being used for any health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (ontheissues.org)
  • When the Republicans in South Dakota passed a draconian abortion ban, making all abortions illegal except those that would save the life of the mother, McCain said he "would take appropriate steps under state law to ensure that the exceptions of rape, incest of life of the mother were included. (issues2000.org)
  • To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. (ontheissues.org)
  • It would prohibit abortion when the unborn baby's heartbeat is detectable. (lifeissues.org)
  • If the Heartbeat Bill is passed, Ohio will then protect the lives of about three-fourths or more of the developing babies who are now being killed by abortion. (lifeissues.org)
  • Inspired by the Buckeye State's approach to ending abortion, Kansas is now pursuing this legislation and their pro-life governor, Sam Brownback, may sign it into law before Ohio-to Ohio's delight. (lifeissues.org)
  • But only seven years later-after replacing retiring pro-abortion Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with pro-life Justice Samuel Alito-the Court upheld a federal PBA ban in Gonzales vs. Carhart . (lifeissues.org)
  • 4 have voted solidly pro-life, 4 appear to be solidly pro-abortion. (lifeissues.org)
  • Bush proudly noted that he signed into law a ban on partial-birth abortion, protection for unborn victims of violence and survivors of abortion, signed an executive order banning financial support for overseas abortions and limiting federal funding on embryonic stem cell research. (theinterim.com)
  • Kerry threatened to impose a litmus test for Supreme Court appointees - that they support Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. (theinterim.com)
  • Public funding of abortion or embryonic stem cell research. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • Many of these accurate definitions can also be used in bills and treaties concerning related issues, e.g., human embryonic stem cell research, human genetic engineering, abortion, the use of abortifacients, conscience clauses, IVF and other artificial reproductive technology research and regulation, etc. (lifeissues.net)
  • While supporting research that would help to determine whether stem cells have therapeutic effects, they point out that those adult stem cells, umbilical cord stem cells, and embryonic stem cells not derived from embryos created for research can be used. (boloji.com)
  • What are adult stem cells? (erlc.com)
  • The term adult stem cells simply refers to any non-embryonic stem cell, whether taken from a fetus, a child or an adult. (erlc.com)
  • Adult stem cells are sometimes referred to as somatic stem cells to differentiate them from human germ cells, sperm cells and egg cells. (erlc.com)
  • In 2005, he wrote an essay in Nature challenging the importance of "cell theory"-a concept that holds cells as the basic structure of all organisms, and in 2001, he published a paper finding that adult stem cells could be made to act similarly to embryonic cells. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Long before the controversy emerged over human embryonic stem cells, scientists and doctors began using first-generation stem cells from adult bone marrow. (eppc.org)
  • Today, we can derive stem cells from a range of adult and newborn tissues: liver cells, kidney cells, brain cells, fat cells, and umbilical cord blood. (eppc.org)
  • And recent experimental trials, while still very preliminary, suggest that adult stem cells may one day help us treat a host of terrible pathologies. (eppc.org)
  • Yet for now, the utility of adult stem cells also remains limited. (eppc.org)
  • Adult stem cells are easier to control than embryonic stem cells and thus less likely to form tumors. (eppc.org)
  • But adult stem cells also raise some interesting ethical dilemmas alongside their great therapeutic promise. (eppc.org)
  • In July 2005, for example, scientists announced that they had engineered adult mouse stem cells into usable mouse eggs, a technique that might one day allow for the creation of human eggs from ordinary human cells. (eppc.org)
  • In addition, the possibility of reprogramming adult stem cells back to a "pluripotent" (or embryonic-like) state raises the biological prospect of going back too far. (eppc.org)
  • These moral perils are surely not a reason to oppose adult stem cell research, which deserves vigorous and expanded public support. (eppc.org)
  • There are other, less controversial alternatives to embryonic stem cells, such as adult, fetal, cord blood, and induced pluripotent stem cells, but they have other biological restrictions that make them less promising for use in regenerative medicine at this time. (nhsjs.com)
  • There is limited ability of the adult stem cells to grow in culture for long time and they cannot distinguish from others(Joseph). (ipl.org)
  • The Church also supports research and therapies using adult stem cells, which are cells that come from any person who has been born - including umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, skin and other organs. (archstl.org)
  • The Archdiocese suggests people who want to do the challenge contribute to the John Paul II Medical Research Institute, "where the research is only conducted using adult stem cells. (salon.com)
  • I have considered the issue of adult stem cells very carefully and come to the conclusion that because they do not differentiate as much as embryonic cells, that is a severe medical and scientific disadvantage. (parliament.uk)
  • Beyond cancer, adult stem cells are also showing therapeutic promise for other diseases and conditions where there has previously been no available treatment option. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • Multipotent stem cells are present in the adult individual as well as the fetus and umbilical cord. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A recent study indicates that even adult humans might harbor cells resembling pluripotent embryonic stem cells. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These models are presented as a possible alternative to the use of research on so-called supernumerary embryos, particularly for the models which merely use reprogrammed adult cells. (alliancevita.org)
  • The stem cells suits human needs, does not cause harm and can be obtained from both adult and fetal does not conflict with religious beliefs, it has tissues, umbilical cord and early embryos. (who.int)
  • Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neural progenitors were stably transfected with the vector and transplanted into the adult mouse brain. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this article R. Alta Charo states that we have a right to use fetal tissue for research and therapy (Fetal Tissue, 1) The article goes into how a lot of people find this to be a moral issue and a matter of the conscience and explains how the antiabortion activist that don't agree with the research are actually benefitting from the fetal tissue. (ipl.org)
  • Specifically, according to HHS's own documents, 'Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act [42 USC 289g-1] requires the annual submission to Congress of a report describing research involving therapeutic transplantation of human fetal tissue supported or conducted by the NIH. (lifenews.com)
  • Ultimately, the only documents turned over were the redacted emails and several letters from HHS to Congress stating that the National Institute of Health (another part of HHS) had no required reports to give Congress about research on transplanting human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes because NIH hadn't been involved with any such work. (lifenews.com)
  • After that, "The NIH did not provide any financial support for human fetal tissue transplantation research. (lifenews.com)
  • there are reasons to have conversations about embryonic stem cell research and fetal tissue research. (salon.com)
  • On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Arizona House Judiciary Committee panel held a hearing to consider SB 1474 , introduced by Sen. Nancy Barto (R-Phoenix) to prohibit fetal tissue trafficking. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • Disastrous results for patients are seen not only with fetal tissue but also with fetal stem cells. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • C]ontinued use of fetal tissue is an outdated science, presents no advantage to medical research, and raises grave ethical concerns. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • Noncontroversial, successful alternatives exist to the use of fetal tissue in research. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • The Society is concerned that a ban on nuclear transplantation might thwart research directed at finding cures and treatments for diseases and disabilities which solely, predominantly or differently affect women,' says their president, Phyllis Greenberger. (boloji.com)
  • Douglas Melton (left) and David Scadden, directors of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, are among the university scientists who study the cells for cures to several devastating diseases. (chronicle.com)
  • The move added to optimism about eventual victory for university scientists who use this research in a search for cures for a range of devastating diseases. (chronicle.com)
  • The Democratic National Convention had Ronald Reagan Jr. misleadingly talk about how embryonic stem cell research cures were just around the corner. (theinterim.com)
  • In 2020, California voters approved to continue funding California's Stem Cell Agency through the passage of Proposition 14: The California Stem Cell Research, Treatments, and Cures Initiative of 2020 . (ca.gov)
  • Embryonic stem cell research "uses special cells found in three-to-five day old human embryos to seek cures for a host of chronic disease" (PRC). (ipl.org)
  • If embryonic stem-cell research offers real possibilities for future cures then, from a Jewish point of view, it may be pursued with caution, humility, and strict supervision. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • While allowing for further research, it prohibits reproductive cloning of humans," according to National Public Radio. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their 'Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2002' would prohibit human reproductive cloning by imposing significant criminal and civil penalties in the form of fines (at least $1 million) and up to ten years in prison. (boloji.com)
  • Further, cloning advocates are seeking to appropriate the language of reproductive rights and freedom of choice to support their case. (boloji.com)
  • Otherwise, such a treaty would not recognize the inherent human nature of the early human embryo or fetus until after birth , and thus cloning them and using them for research - both "therapeutic" and "reproductive" -- would not be banned, and women undergoing "infertility treatments" could surely be put in danger. (lifeissues.net)
  • 2. Over the years, the international community has tried without success to build a consensus on an international convention against the reproductive cloning of human beings. (who.int)
  • 3. Creating awareness among ministries of health in the African Region will provide them with critical and relevant information on the reproductive cloning of human beings and its implications to the health status of the general population. (who.int)
  • 7. The WHO Regional Committee for Africa is invited to review this document for information and guidance concerning reproductive cloning of human beings. (who.int)
  • 3. Media reports on nuclear transfer are usually about one form, reproductive nuclear transfer, also known as reproductive cloning of human beings . (who.int)
  • 5. In 2001, France and Germany requested the United Nations General Assembly to develop international conventions on human reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning and research on stem cells. (who.int)
  • But we can only wonder about the ethical propriety of producing the first human child with this technique, knowing that the hoped-for newborn would be a reproductive experiment, one that may end initially in numerous fetal failures. (eppc.org)
  • … "human clone" means an embryo that, as a result of the manipulation of human reproductive material or an in vitro embryo, contains a diploid set of chromosomes obtained from a single - living or deceased - human being, fetus, or embryo. (hinxtongroup.org)
  • Following a decade of meetings by the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, Canada's Parliament passed the Assisted Human Reproduction Act in 2004. (thetablet.org)
  • Note that each and every individual "loophole" discussed below that permits human cloning by default (and most bills have literally dozens of such loopholes) thus permits it for both "therapeutic" and for "reproductive" human cloning. (lifeissues.net)
  • Far more controversial-and for good reason-are stem cells derived from destroyed human embryos. (eppc.org)
  • In February 1998, Scientific American profiled Dr. Collins with the headline "Where Science and Religion meet: The U.S. head of the Human Genome Project, Francis S. Collins, stives to keep his Christianity from interfering with his science and politics. (patriotpost.us)
  • With research underway for over a decade now, the ITER has been a joint enterprise of Europe, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, and the U.S., though the United States withdrew support in 1998 due to budgetary concerns. (thenewatlantis.com)
  • Embryonic stem cell transplants have been an ethical, social, and legal controversy since the first successful transplant of human stem cells in 1998. (ipl.org)
  • Life begins at conception and every life has a soul. (ontheissues.org)
  • Because human life begins at conception, embryo destruction is immoral since it is the destruction of a human being. (erlc.com)
  • From the miracle of conception to a dignified death, life is precious and should be protected. (ontheissues.org)
  • Science tells us that an unborn child's heartbeat starts 6 weeks after conception. (ontheissues.org)
  • Asked whether the candidates supported a constitutional amendment saying life begins at conception, Akin staked out the strongest stance. (ontheissues.org)
  • One of the beliefs on which I will never waiver is that life begins at conception. (ontheissues.org)
  • a) Note, again, the reference to only sexual human reproduction - "the moment of conception" - i.e., fertilization. (lifeissues.net)
  • Then, at a small rally, he told the crowd, "I believe life begins at conception. (issues2000.org)
  • 5. Most countries in the African Region have no specific regulations and policies governing genetic manipulations for assisted conception, treatment and research. (who.int)
  • Does it begin at conception, during a certain stage while maturing in a mother's womb during gestation, or when a child is born? (nhsjs.com)
  • Advocates of stem cell research believe that the cells are not equivalent to human life because it is inside the womb even facing the fact that the start of a human life is in the moment of conception. (ipl.org)
  • The human life starts at the moment of conception. (ipl.org)
  • We support the protection of human life from conception until natural death. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • Life begins at conception, but we can't legislate that. (ontheissues.org)
  • But it's also because of reason and science […] I believe that life begins at conception. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • It was a high-five to a radical agenda that is pro-life when it comes to zygotes, but not to women involved in their conception. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • In the debate, Raddatz followed up Ryan's life-at-conception declaration by asking if those who support pro-choice should be worried under a Romney administration. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • He also repeated - as Romney has - that life begins at conception - a more anodyne statement than his rape position. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • As the cell begins to divide, scientists believe stem cells can be extracted and grown into tissue or organs. (boloji.com)
  • XI - embryonic stem cells: embryonic cells that are capable of modifying the cells of any organism tissue. (hinxtongroup.org)
  • Early polio research included the use of embryonic tissue . (salon.com)
  • However, they cannot form an organism because they are unable to give rise to extra embryonic tissue essential for normal development in the uterus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One of the greatest controversies triggered tissue, a stem cell encoding for heart tissue by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, will eventually develop into heart tissue particularly in genomics and biotechnology, and so on. (who.int)
  • Culver signed legislation easing limits on types of stem cell research in Iowa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The new legislation allows medical researchers to create embryonic stem cells through cloning. (wikipedia.org)
  • In May 2002, the Senate countered with its own legislation designed to foster scientific research. (boloji.com)
  • Sheldon Whitehouse today released the following statement on legislation that will expand federal funding for vital embryonic stem cell research. (ontheissues.org)
  • The state of Ohio is on the cusp of once again leading the way with unprecedented pro-life legislation. (lifeissues.org)
  • Johnson said Kerry "has been absolutely consistent in his implacable opposition to all genuine pro-life legislation, right up to his most recent vote in opposition to the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. (theinterim.com)
  • Last May, the House of Representatives passed a bill to create a cord blood stem cell bank, legislation that is likely to become law with virtually unanimous support. (eppc.org)
  • Governments today are only starting to focus on stem cell legislation. (nhsjs.com)
  • This showcases the ambivalence of public perception, policy and legislation about stem cell research. (nhsjs.com)
  • Charlotte Lozier Institute Vice President and Director of Research, Dr. David Prentice, Ph.D . submitted the following written testimony in support of the legislation. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • States could not only pass zygote personhood legislation without constitutional challenge (either by amending a state's constitution or by making it a law), but, under parens patriae, could intervene in all sorts of medical and scientific cases, such as stem cell research and in vitro fertilization. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • In recent decades, great strides have been made in biomedi- cal ethics, especially in the fields of education, research and legislation. (who.int)
  • The bill also applies Federal ethical regulations on human subject research and outlaws the transfer of cloned embryos to a woman's uterus or to any artificial womb. (boloji.com)
  • His position on embryo research provides a principled and ethical framework for scientific research to advance and flourish. (cbc-network.org)
  • This president recognizes the need for ethical research to advance but for human life-even very early human life, to be treated with respect and dignity. (cbc-network.org)
  • Research is proceeding unfettered and, in some cases, without ethical standards in other countries. (ontheissues.org)
  • Instead, we should foster all of these methods, and we should adequately fund and have ethical oversight over all ethical stem cell research. (ontheissues.org)
  • The use of the technique of nuclear transfer for reproduction of human beings is surrounded by strong ethical concerns and controversies and is considered a threat to human dignity. (who.int)
  • Ethical concerns relate to the risk of causing physical and psychological harm, lack of respect for ethical research standards, exploitation of the poor and conflict of interest if financial interests are involved. (who.int)
  • This technique is surrounded by strong ethical concerns and is considered a threat to human dignity. (who.int)
  • 3 The resolution recognizes the need to respect the freedom of ethical scientific research and to ensure access to the benefits of its application. (who.int)
  • The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act lays out a responsible plan for expanding federally-supported stem cell research with strong ethical requirements governing the sources of stem cells used in federally-funded research. (ontheissues.org)
  • Ethical rules need, however, to be in place so that scientific research always respects the life and freedom of individuals, and there is no abuse of this research potential to serve other goals. (nhsjs.com)
  • Blowing past the 14-day limit opens numerous ethical challenges, said Suzanne Scorsone, research director for the Archdiocese of Toronto, who was a commission member in the 1990s. (thetablet.org)
  • These include, but are not limited to, (1) preventing hyperacute rejection, (2) preventing acute vascular rejection, (3) facilitating immune accommodation, (4) inducing immune tolerance, (5) preventing the transmission of viruses from xenografts into humans, and (6) addressing the ethical issues surrounding animal sources for xenografts and the appropriate selection of recipients (given that xenotransplantation remains experimental). (medscape.com)
  • The stem cells may be obtained in several ways: either drawn from embryos (these cells are from a lineage established from human embryos, from In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) which have been abandoned and donated for research), or drawn from particular tissues (bone marrow, fatty tissues, umbilical cord blood) or even generated artificially by the so-called IPS (Induced Pluripotent Stem cell) technique from already differentiated cell types (for example, skin cells). (alliancevita.org)
  • Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (ontheissues.org)
  • The Obama administration has steadfastly defended Planned Parenthood and its taxpayer funding throughout the scandal exposing its sales of aborted babies and their body parts for research. (lifenews.com)
  • As a report in The Stream indicates: "Under the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should be performing audits on Planned Parenthood, since Planned Parenthood is involved in research on aborted fetuses and HHS is supporting its work with funding. (lifenews.com)
  • The Stream filed its FOIA request with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) of HHS in July, asking for documents and emails related to Planned Parenthood and the audits. (lifenews.com)
  • If this is accurate, what about all the harvesting of fetal body parts that Planned Parenthood itself categorizes as research? (lifenews.com)
  • There is no way that human cloning could be developed without unethical mass experimentation on women and children,' they said. (boloji.com)
  • It has not yet been " ensouled " - and so is not yet a " person " - i.e., a human subject to be protected from abuse in experimentation. (lifeissues.net)
  • The Vatican document "Dignitas Personae" ("The Dignity of a Person") warns that certain recent developments in stem-cell research, gene therapy and embryonic experimentation violate moral principles and reflect an attempt by man to "take the place of his Creator. (thetablet.org)
  • While the Catholic Church has maintained opposition to in vitro fertilization and experimentation on the developing human fetus, what limits should be placed on science and how to enforce them have been debated since culturing humans in labs became possible in the 1970s. (thetablet.org)
  • Recent experimentation that has cultured lab-grown monkey embryos for up to 20 days and the possibility of creating human-monkey chimeras - beings that contain genetic codes from two different species - has further pushed the envelope on embryonic stem cell research. (thetablet.org)
  • A few years ago, in an article in the The Times of London newspaper, the author, Michael Gove, made the following statement: "Embryonic stem-cell experimentation involves not just the destruction of human life but the creation of life with the specific intent to destroy it. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • First, while stem-cell experimentation could involve the creation of embryos with the express purpose of destroying them, this is not the only means available for obtaining embryos. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • Second, Michael Gove holds that embryonic experimentation represents the destruction of human life. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • However, the Senate bill does allow for therapeutic cloning, known as 'nuclear transplantation', for research on therapies that could cure several serious and life-threatening diseases. (boloji.com)
  • Also, researchers already are clamoring for fresh embryos and even better-cloned disease specific embryos for disease specific research and designer therapies. (cbc-network.org)
  • New therapies won't happen without people trained to work with stem cells who have both the technical skills and the equipment they need. (ca.gov)
  • When CIRM started in 2004, little research space existed where scientists could work with all types of stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and that contained the equipment needed to work with the cells and - most importantly - develop new therapies. (ca.gov)
  • The Catholic Church has always held that stem-cell research and therapies are morally acceptable, as long as they don't involve the creation and destruction of human embryos. (archstl.org)
  • Because the early stem cells have the ability to become any one of the hundreds of different kinds of human cells, scientists are working on research using these cells with the aim of creating therapies to treat a variety of diseases. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • For some therapies, our international import program supports patients seeking access to medicines after approval and before reimbursement in their country. (astellas.com)
  • That's why Father Pacholczyk, director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, said that the efforts to help people understand the immorality of embryo reserch, including human cloning, must focus on humanizing the issue and appreciating our own embryonic origins, not just on the desired results of embryonic or other types of stem-cell research. (archstl.org)
  • Abortions unnecessary except for woman's life or health. (ontheissues.org)
  • Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (ontheissues.org)
  • Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund. (ontheissues.org)
  • In 2006, McCain wrote a letter to the National Right to Life Committee stating, "I share our common goal of reducing the staggering number of abortions currently performed in this country and overturning the Roe v. Wade decision. (issues2000.org)
  • They argue that the research supports abortions but have taken part in receiving vaccines and therapy that comes from the research. (ipl.org)
  • Embryos used in stem cell research are not from abortions. (ontheissues.org)
  • All are pro-choice, but Castor's assertion that the number of abortions should be decreased has earned her the backing of pro-life special interest group EMILY's List. (usforacle.com)
  • Such cells are derived from human embryos, and are undifferentiated, unlike other specialized cells in the human body. (nhsjs.com)
  • Bush's veto maintains an important fire wall between women and couples who use in vitro fertilization technologies to make embryos to make babies and the researcher who has a vested interest in these couples donating their spare or leftover embryos for research. (cbc-network.org)
  • Proponents of stem cell research claim that the blastocyst is not human yet, and the embryos used for stem cell harvest are typically leftover from in vitro fertilization procedures with minimal chance that a human could ever develop from them. (nhsjs.com)
  • The source of embryos is from those fertilized in vitro , and then donated for research with donor consent. (nhsjs.com)
  • In vitro research on the human embryo is currently possible up to the 14th day. (alliancevita.org)
  • By learning how stem cells differentiate and become specialized, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of how cells in general work and what can go wrong. (erlc.com)
  • The new appeals-court action was especially welcome to stem-cell scientists because Judge Lamberth's injunction had prevented the National Institutes of Health from distributing millions of dollars in research money at a time, near the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30, when the NIH often awards many of its grants, said Anthony J. Mazzaschi, senior director for scientific affairs at the Association of American Medical Colleges. (chronicle.com)
  • An NIH spokeswoman, Marin P. Allen, declined to say whether the agency would restart research involving embryonic stem cells at its own laboratory facilities or resume awarding grants for such research by outside scientists. (chronicle.com)
  • But they are also less equipped to produce every cell type of the body and less able to reproduce themselves indefinitely, which makes them less appealing to scientists interested in basic research. (eppc.org)
  • By promoting and encouraging the growth of the stem cell biotechnology sector, the agency is also helping attract the best scientists to the state and establishing California as a global leader in stem cell research. (ca.gov)
  • In support of this goal, we have helped fund the building of much-needed scientific facilities, created innovative initiatives such as the Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network , and developed educational programs that train future stem cell scientists. (ca.gov)
  • When we were created in 2004, there were few facilities in California where scientists could work with all types of stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and few scientists had access to labs that contained all the equipment needed to do this specialized work. (ca.gov)
  • One of our earliest rounds of funding went to build lab spaces that could be shared by researchers within the institution and also used to train younger scientists on how to work with stem cells. (ca.gov)
  • Training was (and is) needed to build the field and create the next generation of stem cell scientists. (ca.gov)
  • Stem cell scientists were also spread thinly across many research campuses, limiting interactions and slowing the spread of ideas. (ca.gov)
  • I am very concerned about the unrelenting pressure that a few scientists and pharmaceutical companies are putting on legislators, like yourself, to approve Embryonic Stem Cell Cloning (also called cell nuclear replacement). (parliament.uk)
  • Many scientists today believe it is important to find meaningful ways to include the wider public in the discourse around various research practices. (thetablet.org)
  • Synthetic embryos", "embryoids", "synthetic human embryos", "imitation embryos", "embryo models", "embryos derived from stem cells", "laboratory copy of human embryos", "blastoids" etc. these are the convoluted designations which the press has used to relay the announcements by two teams of research scientists. (alliancevita.org)
  • Early embryonic development fascinates research scientists. (alliancevita.org)
  • The con- is removed and replaced by a nucleus of cept of human cloning has long been in the another cell type, the stem cell will then imagination of many scientists, scholars and be reprogrammed to produce the product fiction writers [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • Scientists see more and more evidence that human evolution not only exists but is ongoing, as people adapt to changing circumstances with shifts in everything from skin color to the protein structure of sperm. (planetwaves.net)
  • The federal government can continue to finance embryonic-stem-cell research, temporarily, because a federal appeals court on Thursday lifted an injunction that had blocked such work. (chronicle.com)
  • During that trial, Judge Lamberth will hear a full set of arguments over the legality of the Obama administration's policy of expanded federal support for embryonic-stem-cell research. (chronicle.com)
  • The American people should not be forced to pay for even one more day of experiments that destroy human life, have produced no real-world treatments, and violate an existing federal law," he said in a statement. (chronicle.com)
  • For his injunction, Judge Lamberth found that Obama-administration policy, announced last year, appears to violate a provision of federal law that prohibits federal financial support for the creation or destruction of human embryos for research purposes. (chronicle.com)
  • H.R. 810 would pave the way for more federal funding dollars for human embryonic stem cell research. (cbc-network.org)
  • The president is being criticized for his ideological stance on nascent human life but in fact the Dickey Wicker Amendment, a long-term policy since the Clinton administration, prohibits the use of federal funds for harmful or destructive research on human embryos. (cbc-network.org)
  • The Bush administration has relaxed the Dickey climate and last year, under the President's policies some $40 million federal dollars funded human embryonic stem cell research. (cbc-network.org)
  • His appointing of originalist judges to federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as his attendance at events like the annual March for Life while he was in office (this was unprecedented for a president), were encouragements to many Christians. (patriotpost.us)
  • During my time in public office, I have remained steadfast in this belief and have been a vocal supporter of numerous pro-life bills at the state and federal level that protects the rights of the unborn. (ontheissues.org)
  • Q: Do you favor federal subsidies for embryonic stem cell research? (ontheissues.org)
  • WHITEHOUSE: There should be federal subsidies for embryonic stem cell research because of its enormous promise. (ontheissues.org)
  • For too long, President Bush and Congressional Republicans have put ideology before science and held federal support for these potentially life-altering breakthroughs hostage to cynical, partisan politics. (ontheissues.org)
  • Also, Kerry cynically campaigned on the issue of embryonic stem cell research, promising to open up the federal taps to fund it. (theinterim.com)
  • Since 1995, Congress has annually reauthorized a law-called the "Dickey Amendment"-prohibiting federal funding for research "in which" embryos are destroyed while leaving embryo destruction in the private sector entirely unregulated. (eppc.org)
  • Additionally, there have been two executive orders focusing on embryonic stem cells, one released by President George W. Bush prohibiting embryonic stem cell research and related federal funding, the other by President Barack Obama reversing the previous order but still with restrictions in place ( 2). (nhsjs.com)
  • In addition, the Obama administration has expanded federal funding for such research. (lifenews.com)
  • The federal government spent $19 million on research involving the body parts of aborted babies in 1999 at the end of the Clinton administration. (lifenews.com)
  • Rather, after having published analyses of dozens of state, national, federal and international legislative attempts to ban human cloning research, I simply wish to offer seriously considered suggestions for the use of scientifically accurate language and definitions to be used in such endeavors in order to prevent loopholes which would result in much human cloning not being really banned. (lifeissues.net)
  • Embryo" is the term for humans and other mammals in the stage of development between fertilization and the end of the eighth week of gestation, whereupon the being is referred to as a fetus until the time of birth. (erlc.com)
  • Beyond 14 days the fetus becomes more complex and cells begin to acquire the specific attributes of the organs they will become. (thetablet.org)
  • Instead, our country and the world should acknowledge the inherent worth and dignity of every human person, born and unborn, regardless of preexisting conditions like Down syndrome. (ontheissues.org)
  • And the president is keenly aware that to exercise his right to veto prevents the floodgates from opening which may pave the way to society treating human life as chattel-and how does that affect society's perception of human life, human dignity and human rights, if we start to see life as extra, or spare, or something to be used for another's benefit? (cbc-network.org)
  • General Assembly the adoption of a declaration on human cloning by which Member States were called upon to prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life. (who.int)
  • related research and developments should therefore be carefully monitored and assessed, and the rights and dignity of patients respected. (who.int)
  • Because life is precious and human dignity needs to be respected, of course now anti-choice groups are now coming down on the Ice Bucket Challenge. (salon.com)
  • The Iowa Catholic Conference's legislative agenda was formulated in consultation with its Human Life and Dignity Committee and Education Committee, and was approved by the Iowa Catholic Conference board of directors. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • As Pope Francis reminds us, "The dignity of each human person and the pursuit of the common good are concerns which ought to shape all economic policies. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • It is in this spirit we reiterate our Catholic tradition that teaches that health care is a natural human right, essential to protecting human life and dignity. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • As a people of faith, we support the scriptural commandment to "welcome the stranger" and defend the God-given dignity of every person. (iowacatholicconference.org)
  • There will always be some people who will be trying to push the boundaries for their own interests, aware or unaware that they are pushing beyond what is for the common good or in keeping with human dignity," she said. (thetablet.org)
  • Already, non-embryonic stem cells are being used to treat a variety of diseases-most notably certain cancers of the blood. (eppc.org)
  • We've also established the Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network , which conducts high quality stem cell trials for a wide variety of diseases at leading medical centers in California. (ca.gov)
  • The diseases and treatments that could come from giving up a human life are not worth it. (ipl.org)
  • All of this debate raises an important question, Should embryonic stem cell research be conducted for treatment of present and future diseases? (ipl.org)
  • On the other hand, people who believe that embryonic stem cell research creates means of curing diseases reply that the research should be conducted. (ipl.org)
  • Father Tad Pacholczyk is convinced that embryonic stem cells will someday cure diseases. (archstl.org)
  • However, Astellas recognizes that patients with serious or life-threatening diseases may not qualify for a clinical trial and may seek access to investigational therapy if they have exhausted all available treatment options. (astellas.com)
  • Rated 100% by the NRLC , indicating a pro-life stance. (ontheissues.org)
  • Penelas qualifies his stance, saying that while he would have supported it at the time, he now feels that troops should be withdrawn. (usforacle.com)
  • Even some people who do not believe that human embryos are deserving of full moral status worry about what the effects of normalizing such practices may have on society. (erlc.com)
  • National Right to Life Committee chief congressional relations representative Douglas Johnson said Kerry's attempt to appear in the centre on moral issues was an example of a political "extreme makeover" as he tried "to present himself as at least somewhat sympathetic to pro-life concerns" during the presidential debates. (theinterim.com)
  • But if we are to make wise policy the stem cell/cloning arena, we need to step back, sort out the various scientific alternatives and moral issues, and search for a way forward that all citizens can embrace. (eppc.org)
  • To this end, we offer a detailed analysis of the stem cell/cloning question-where is the science, what are the political alternatives, and what moral obligations should guide us? (eppc.org)
  • Medical research almost always inspires moral questions, and those questions need to be asked and debated. (salon.com)
  • 1. The 14 day limit on embryo research: what is its moral justification, what are its legal implications? (parliament.uk)
  • Italian novelist Umberto Eco, in an article published in the left-leaning La Repubblica daily supporting the euthanasia push, wrote, "Now that this young woman is dead, we can talk about these problems without fear of behaving like a stalking jackal around a suffering body. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Welby, a spokesman for the far-left Luca Coscioni Association, a group that campaigns for euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research, announced an all-out campaign for the living wills law, starting with a Resolution to be presented to the Rome municipal government. (lifesitenews.com)
  • this research is funded by one specific donor, who is committed to this area of research. (salon.com)
  • LifeSiteNews is completely donor supported, allowing us to report on what truly is happening in the world, free of charge and uncensored. (lifesitenews.com)
  • I'll also be on the lookout for a charity that doesn't violate the Sanctity of Human Life. (salon.com)
  • Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection. (ontheissues.org)
  • Advocates of ESC research, however, argue that it is unethical to impede potential advances that could heal disease and relieve the suffering of fully developed human beings. (erlc.com)
  • While the sun surveys the stars in the lofty sky, human beings remain dust and ashes. (wikiquote.org)
  • Such poor design, human beings. (wikiquote.org)
  • Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. (wikiquote.org)
  • It is clear that so far human beings are not managing their world very well. (wikiquote.org)
  • Human beings have. (wikiquote.org)
  • In the last debate, when asked if he thought homosexuality was a choice, the president replied that he didn't know, but that gays were owed respect as human beings. (theinterim.com)
  • The New Atlantis is building a culture in which science and technology work for, not on, human beings. (thenewatlantis.com)
  • As I pen these words tens of thousands of human beings have perished due to the worldwide pandemic of the Coronavirus-over 25,000 in Italy alone. (cpforlife.org)
  • Pushed the sonogram bill with pro-life advocates. (ontheissues.org)
  • Research advocates attack President Bush for "banning stem cell research," while pro-life advocates lament a Republican administration and Congress that have banned nothing-not embryo destruction, not human cloning, not fetal farming, not genetic engineering. (eppc.org)
  • In June 2002, numerous international organizations joined the Collective in issuing a statement on human cloning in which they called on Congress to pass a strong, effective ban on using human cloning to create a human being. (boloji.com)
  • All have said they would have supported the 2002 resolution to use force in Iraq, and Deutsch did so. (usforacle.com)
  • If stem cells can be used to produce new and differentiated cells that are damaged because of disease (such as Parkinson's disease) or injury (e.g., spinal cord damage), it would transform regenerative medicine. (erlc.com)
  • That is to say, we risk turning developed cells into developing embryos, and thus risk engaging in the very activities of embryo destruction and human cloning that we seek to avoid. (eppc.org)
  • Before leaving office, President Clinton sought to get around the existing law without actually changing it, by funding research on embryonic stem cells so long as the actual embryo destruction was paid for with private dollars. (eppc.org)
  • The process of obtaining stem cells leads to the destruction of the embryo from which the cells are taken. (erlc.com)
  • The Jacob Hanna team has not used genetic modifications, merely embryo stem cells. (alliancevita.org)
  • In a wrongful life case, a disabled or sometimes deceased child brings suit against a physician for failing to inform its parents of possible genetic defects, thereby causing harm to the child when born. (asu.edu)
  • Second, stem cells may prove to be an indispensable source of transplantable cells and tissues for repair and regeneration. (erlc.com)
  • In the normal course of gestation, these cells will divide and split off from one another to become every cell in the human body, forming the various organs and tissues. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • A few of the cells in the inner cell mass will develop into the foetus, whereas the rest will form the placenta and other supporting tissues needed for foetal development in the uterus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These cells exhibit particular properties: they are termed pluripotent as they have the property of being able to differentiate indefinitely to form most of the tissues of the human organism. (alliancevita.org)
  • According to the team, their model was able to achieve a highly complex organisation and began to exhibit a degree of differentiation of tissues. (alliancevita.org)
  • Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation of nonhuman tissues or organs into human recipients. (medscape.com)
  • Human cloning involves creating embryos with the intent of implanting them in women to produce children. (boloji.com)
  • In this review, we cover both preclinical animal studies and clinical human trials that have used ex vivo gene therapy to treat neurological disorders with a focus on Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and stroke. (bvsalud.org)
  • As stem cells within a developing human embryo differentiate within the cell, their capacity to diversify generally becomes more limited and their ability to generate many differentiated cell types also becomes more restricted. (erlc.com)
  • And Michael M. Gottesman, the NIH's deputy director for intramural research, said researchers at the agency's headquarters in the Washington suburb of Bethesda could resume work involving embryonic stem cells, though he suggested "prudence" in carrying out such activities given the still-tenuous legal situation, Nature reported. (chronicle.com)
  • The article went on to say: "researchers and academics familiar with Collins' work agree that he has separated his private religious views from his professional life. (patriotpost.us)
  • Researchers investigating many other conditions, including Parkinson's , also have been known to use embryonic stem cells. (salon.com)
  • Protect unborn children and promote a culture of life. (ontheissues.org)
  • That includes the rights and the lives of unborn children. (ontheissues.org)
  • Roe v. Wade's denial of the right-to-life of unborn children is founded on two arguments. (cpforlife.org)
  • At most, unborn children represent "potential life. (cpforlife.org)
  • American feminists and women's health activists are debating on the difficult issue of human cloning and stem cell research. (boloji.com)
  • The issue of research involving stem cells derived from human embryos is increasingly the subject of a national debate and dinner table discussions," said President George W. Bush in a 2001 speech announcing his policy on embryonic stem cell research. (erlc.com)
  • Ramsey's statement could thus not apply to the issue of human cloning to begin with. (lifeissues.net)
  • b) But there is a more fundamental reason why Ramsey's statement might not apply to the issue of human cloning. (lifeissues.net)
  • The question at the heart of this issue is, where and when does life begin? (nhsjs.com)
  • Gov. Jennifer Granholm has spent $2.5 million on TV ads, while the state Democratic Party has spent $5.5 million on "issue" ads supporting the incumbent. (metrotimes.com)
  • This apparently wasn't straightforward enough for Deutsch, who insisted on adding his own addendum, which reads: "Nothing herein would prohibit candidates raising legitimate differences with the votes, issue positions or judgments made by the other candidates, as if fundamental to the democratic process. (usforacle.com)
  • In those last weeks of August before the Republican Convention, Ryan, arms akimbo, worked gymnastically around the rape issue, supporting Romney's exception for it, but, at the same time, insisting that he is proud of his pro-life record. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • Surely one of the most critical issues before the world today is the issue of human cloning. (lifeissues.net)
  • When the stem cells divide, the new cell may remain a stem cell to divide again or may differentiate to become any of the 200 types of specialized cells in the human body. (nhsjs.com)
  • Until recently it was considered a fact that, for example, hematopoietic stem cells did not have the potential to differentiate into cells of other types than the cells constituting the blood system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The have been applied to both the plant and ani- stem cells possess pluripotential charac- mal kingdoms without even stirring a ripple teristics, and can differentiate into various of concern in international conscience [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • She joins a number of pro-choice women legislators in the House of Representatives who also support the bill. (boloji.com)
  • By Hilary White ROME, February 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Italian legislators are said to be quietly dropping a proposed measure that would have prohibited the withdrawal of food and hydration from comatose patients after the death of Eluana Englaro. (lifesitenews.com)
  • ROME, February 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Italian legislators are said to be quietly dropping a proposed measure that would have prohibited the withdrawal of food and hydration from comatose patients after the death of Eluana Englaro. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Proponents, on the other hand, believe that embryos have not yet been guaranteed their human rights because they are only blastocysts, and the benefits of such research outweigh the concerns. (nhsjs.com)
  • This study shows that one administration of engineered neural progenitors can provide new support cells and GDNF delivery to the ALS patient spinal cord for up to 42 months post-transplantation. (bvsalud.org)
  • In light of the lack of supply of human organs for transplantation, several alternatives have been investigated and debated. (medscape.com)
  • Additionally, organs from animal sources could be transplanted into patients currently excluded from the human organ transplantation list. (medscape.com)
  • Finally, most patients perceive xenotransplantation as an acceptable bridge to transplantation of human organs in life-threatening situations. (medscape.com)
  • Here, as many may already know, the Court found that prohibiting the sale of contraceptives even to married couples was unconstitutional based on the "right to privacy. (cpforlife.org)
  • Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are stem cells that have been taken from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an embryo of about 150 cells that has not yet implanted into a woman's uterus. (erlc.com)
  • Up to 14 days a human blastocyst - the earliest stage of fetal development - consists almost entirely of pluripotent cells, which are those that could develop into the constitutive elements of any organ in the human body. (thetablet.org)
  • In the first 4 - 5 days after fertilization, the early-stage embryo (or blastocyst) is comprised of about 150 cells, within which there is a region called the Inner Cell Mass containing the stem cells. (jewishvaluesonline.org)
  • Approximately five days after fertilization the totipotent cells have differentiated and started to form a hollow sphere of cells called a blastocyst. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The "vulnerable" in Ryan's charge, the "people" in need of a chance in life, were not women, but blastocyst embryos. (lareviewofbooks.org)
  • The National Institutes of Health defines a human embryo as "the developing organism from the time of fertilization until the end of the eighth week of gestation. (archstl.org)
  • … "embryo" means a human organism during the first 56 days of its development following fertilization or creation, excluding any time during which its development has been suspended, and includes any cell derived from such an organism that is used for the purpose of creating a human being. (hinxtongroup.org)
  • Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (ontheissues.org)
  • Currently, all human embryonic stem cell lines in use today were created from embryos generated by IVF. (erlc.com)
  • I hope that we will take a civilised view, like any civilised country, and build up a bank of 20 or 30 stem cell lines which could be used as a renewable resource, rather like a blood bank. (parliament.uk)
  • The Medical Research Council has offered up to 50 such stem cell lines, because that is what is needed to overcome different immuno-responses. (parliament.uk)
  • She says she's fairly convinced these structures exist but wants to see more research before speculating on what they do, and whether its accurate to call them a new organ. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Great Iranian Muslim scholars netics, stem cell research, and organ trans- laid huge emphasis on teaching and practis- plantation are some of the medical issues ing ethics. (who.int)
  • OHRP is in charge of overseeing any research done on human fetuses. (lifenews.com)
  • The church's opposition to all forms of lab-made human fetuses should not mean that there is no Catholic voice on this developing science, Father Allore said. (thetablet.org)
  • These cells are commonly termed embryonic germ (EG) cells because they are derived from primordial germ cells found at the genital ridges in developing fetuses. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A stem cell line is a family of constantly dividing cells, the product of a single group of stem cells, which can be grown indefinitely in the laboratory. (erlc.com)
  • TORONTO (CNS) - The international scientific body governing stem cell research is abandoning the absolute 14-day limit on culturing human embryos in the laboratory, putting pressure on Canada's law prohibiting the practice. (thetablet.org)
  • This paper outlines the debates prompted through a reproduction mechanism involv- by progress in cloning research, with special ing male and female germ cells. (who.int)
  • By experimenting on germ cells, cytologist Nettie Maria Stevens collected evidence to support the connection between heredity and the sex of offspring. (asu.edu)
  • 1) it says with this download Embryonic Stem Cell practice 2) semen experiences well have and suggest NIR download and as understand the teaching Translation. (dmc11.de)
  • Here we show that human neural progenitor cells transduced with GDNF (CNS10-NPC-GDNF) differentiated to astrocytes protected spinal motor neurons and were safe in animal models. (bvsalud.org)
  • Trophic factor delivery to the brain using stem cell-derived neural progenitors is a powerful way to bypass the blood-brain barrier. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, with the explosion in stem cell technologies, neural stem/progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells are most often used. (bvsalud.org)
  • Last year, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in the US Congress passed a bill banning all human cloning, a measure President Bush supports. (boloji.com)
  • Since 2 years ago, the last Stem Cell bill, public support has surged for stem cells. (ontheissues.org)
  • Dr. Willke-often referred to as the Father of the Pro-Life Movement-is an enthusiastic supporter of the Heartbeat Bill. (lifeissues.org)
  • Also, he said he supported the traditional definition of marriage, but voted against the Defence of Marriage Act, which would have defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others (which was signed by then-president Bill Clinton). (theinterim.com)
  • This newer bill calls for prioritizing federally assisted advancement of embryonic stem cell research ( 1). (nhsjs.com)
  • For month after month, Members of both this House and of the other place met to discuss the issues surrounding the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. (parliament.uk)
  • Thus, e.g., leaving out certain human cloning techniques in a bill means that the bill will not ban the use of those forms of human cloning techniques -- and thus they will be allowed. (lifeissues.net)
  • Thus to use the phrase "of an existing or previously existing human being" to refer to the product of human cloning would not be a scientifically accurate description of the cloned or genetically engineered human embryo -- thus creating yet another loophole in the bill or treaty. (lifeissues.net)