Cells, Science and Morality

As expected, the Bush announcement on Federal Funding of embryonic stem cells, hasn't pleased everyone. But consensus is seldom the basis for making decisions, and certainly not a moral one. President Bush made the wrong choice, but his sincere and impassioned appeal for a return to moral conduct and ethical behavior is rare for presidential speeches. The decision only affects the expenditure of Federal Funds for research on these " 60 genetically diverse stem cell lines already existing ". 

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