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  • Opinion:Tony Perkins Responds to Obama's Stem Cell Decision

    By Family Research Council March 14, 2009

    On Monday the President took American further into the Brave New World by not only expanding taxpayer funded research using human embryos, but by opening the door to human cloning and the creation ...  Watch Perkins' comments:   POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW

  • Research:52% of Americans Agree with Obama's Stem Cell Decision

    By Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2009

    Fifty-two percent (52%) of U.S. voters agree with President Obama’s decision to lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Thirty-eight percent (38%) oppose Obama’s decision which dramatically expands President Bush’s policy on the research, according to a new Rasmussen...

  • Opinion:Do Stem Cells Have Souls?

    By Reason Foundation July 07, 2009

    Less than two years ago, it looked like the ethical debate over human embryonic stem cells might be coming to an end. In November 2007, two research groups, one at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and another at Kyoto University in Japan, announced that they had succeeded in directly...

  • Research:Scientists Create Baby Mice from Mouse Stem Cells

    By News-Medical.Net July 27, 2009

    From News-Medical-Net In groundbreaking research scientists from China have for the first time created baby mice by using powerful stem cells from adult mouse skin. Embryonic stem cells, taken from 'days-old' embryos, are able to develop into any cell type and, in mice, can be implanted...

  • Video:Tony Perkins Hammers Nancy Pelosi for Reagan Stem Cell Speech

    By Family Research Council June 05, 2009

    During a ceremony honoring former president Ronald Reagan this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi praised Nancy Reagan for her work supporting stem cell research. However, the Family Research council's Tony Perkins points out that Pelosi forgot to mention one key point in her speech; the...

  • Opinion:Are Adult Stem Cells the Answer for Alzheimer's?

    By Family Research Council December 11, 2009

    An international research team has published results showing that injection of bone marrow adult stem cells into the brain can ameliorate effects of Alzheimer’s disease in a mouse model of the disease. Injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells reduced deposition of the protein found...

  • Article:Dr. Oz Tells Oprah 'Stem Cell Debate is Dead'

    By Baptist Press April 10, 2009

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Opponents of embryonic stem cell research found a surprising ally recently when medical doctor Mehmet Oz, during an appearance on the "Oprah" television program, played down embryonic research and trumpeted its alternatives. "The stem cell debate is dead, and I'll tell you...

  • Opinion:NIH Stem Cell Guidelines Reflect Poor Science

    By Family Research Council April 17, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- Today, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins responded to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued draft guidance for implementing President Obama's executive order to fund embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). President Obama's decision and these guidelines will...

  • Opinion:Is the Gov. of Virginia Anti-Science?

    By Wesley J. Smith April 19, 2009

    This escaped my notice until it was brought to my attention by a regular SHS reader. Last month, Tim Kaine the Governor of Virginia, signed into law a bill that prohibits the state from funding embryonic stem cell research . From the story : Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the chairman of the...

  • Opinion:EPA Report Urges End to Animal Testing

    By PETA April 02, 2009

    Finally . After PETA has spent the past 10 years hammering away at the Environmental Protection Agency over its absurdly archaic, repetitive, and wasteful—not to mention cruel—chemical-toxicity tests on animals , the agency has at last released a strategic plan for improving...

  • News:New Poll -- Americans Support Animal Testing, Wearing Fur

    By Wesley J. Smith May 21, 2009

    Human exceptionalism is not only about human rights, but also human duties, including never using human beings as mere objects and the need to treat animals properly and humanely. The new Gallup Poll about what Americans consider morally acceptable behavior is interesting in both regards, and...

  • Research:Twins Born After Fertility Treatment at Higher Health Risk

    By News-Medical.Net May 22, 2009

    Twins born as a result of assisted reproductive technology (ART) are more likely to be admitted to neonatal intensive care and to be hospitalised in their first three years of life than spontaneously conceived twins, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 20 May) in...

  • News:Obama to End Limits on Stem Cell Research

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff March 06, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- In yet another major rollback of Bush administration policies, President Barack Obama is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that will remove limitations on stem cell research. Numerous media outlets are reporting that Obama will follow...

  • News:NIH Says First Human Embryonic Stem Cells Approved for Use

    By National Institutes of Health December 02, 2009

    NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the approval of the first 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH-funded research under the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research adopted in July 2009. "I am happy to say that we now have human embryonic stem cell...