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Press Release |
.....December 11, 2002..... |
CBHD Dismayed at Stanford University's Plans to Create Embryonic Stem Cell Lines, Possibly Clone Human EmbryosChicago, Illinois - December 11, 2002 - Yesterday, Stanford University announced the establishment of a project to create stem cell lines using a cloning method that would transfer the genetic material of an adult cell to a embryonic stem cell. Project director Irving Weissman indicated that this is the "preferred method" of creating the lines, but that if it failed, the project would likely clone human embryos to obtain them. Concerning the project, The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Senior Fellow C. Ben Mitchell said, "Human embryos should not be either cloned or destroyed, period. If the stem cells are harvested from human embryos, the research is ethically tainted and should be stopped. And no human embryos should be cloned or otherwise created for research purposes. "Only adult stem cells are morally appropriate sources for human research. Cloning adult stem cells is not problematic. Cloning human embryos for any purpose, especially to get stem cells, is unconscionable." C. Ben Mitchell, Ph.D. is Senior Fellow of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and Associate Professor of Bioethics and Contemporary Culture at Trinity International University. For interviews with Center personnel, contact Daniel McConchie at 847-317-8180 or by email at dmcconchie@cbhd.org. About The Center for Bioethics and Human DignityThe Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is a 501(c) 3 non-profit think tank located in Chicago, Illinois. Its mission is to develop reasoned perspectives on all of today's bioethical issues and to disseminate them to health care professionals, academia, cultural and church leaders, public policy makers, and the media in order to protect human dignity. CBHD |
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