This is a very disappointing proposal because it ignores the area with the greatest biomedical potential _ stem-cell research.

I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

There are many alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, alternatives with great potential. We need to support these and oppose creating life for the sole purpose of destroying it.

The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.

Most of the scientific community believes that for the full potential of embryonic stem cell research to be reached, the number of cell lines readily available to scientists must increase.