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Stem Cells
Evangelicals support stem-cell research. It’s just the kind that destroys embryos that they generally oppose (though not in as great of numbers as they oppose abortion). It has been an uphill battle for opponents of embryonic research: some scientists and politicians have claimed that the work will make the lame walk and the blind see. Add to that the tens of thousands of embryos frozen in in vitro fertilization banks, more likely awaiting destruction than implantation, and it’s easy to see why pro-life advocates have been hoping that research on adult stem cells will make embryonic stem-cell research unnecessary, not just unethical.
Stemming the Embryonic Tide
Pro-lifers face a scientific and public relations juggernaut.
September 28, 2005
Embryonic Researchers to Compete for Federal Funds
Access to federal money may be mixed blessing for embryonic research.
April 23, 2009
More on Stem Cells
Embryonic Stem Cell Breakthrough To Revive Cloning Debate
Human cells have been resistant to cloning—until now.
May 15, 2013
The Lab Rat of the 21st Century
The new executive director at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity discusses recent bioethical debates.
July 23, 2009
Be Careful What You Wish For
Access to federal money may be mixed blessing for embryonic research.
April 23, 2009
The Empty Promise of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Why scientific breakthroughs make the destruction of human embryos obsolete.
March 23, 2009
In Over His Pay Grade
When science is made 'apolitical' and 'unencumbered by religion,' it's usually to hyper-politicize and hyper-sacralize it.
March 23, 2009
Comparing the Platforms
Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.
August 27, 2008
Presidential Clones 
All three candidates have voted to fund embryonic stem-cell research.
April 9, 2008
Hybrid Test Drive
Advances in stem-cell technology cheer and alarm ethics watchers.
November 16, 2007
Stem Cell Bill's Bad (Or Providential?) Timing
Plus: Surgeon general nominee's Methodist work under fire, Time interviews Rowan Williams, church building conflicts, and other stories from online sources around the world.
June 8, 2007
Go Gently into That Good Night
Fear of mortality lies at the root of our bioethics confusion.
January 2, 2007
Worth Protecting
It's hard to see the humanity of tiny embryos if we live by blind faith.
November 9, 2006
Races to Watch: Tammy Duckworth vs. State Sen. Peter Roskam
Embryonic stem cells factor in the race for Henry Hyde's U.S. House seat.
November 2, 2006
Let Us Reason Together About Life
A new statement from Evangelicals and Catholics Together encourages discourse on the most divisive of issues.
October 10, 2006
Science and Law Haven't Changed on Stem Cells. Has Politics?
Plus: Prolifers rally and ... burn the Qur'an?! On having Ralph Reed to kick around, banning baths, and a bunch of links to a bunch of other stories.
July 21, 2006
Biopolitics: Can't We All Just Get Along?
Plus: The latest from the Korean cloning scandal.
April 27, 2006
Straight Talk from the Pope on the Biotech Century
The "anti-Genesis" of those who play God, and why the biotech business needs to take ethics seriously.
April 19, 2006
Human Nature on Trial
Tomorrow's "godlike massively intelligent machines." Plus: Our nanotech future and some good news on stem cells that really work.
April 12, 2006
Outsourcing Birth: Let an Indian Woman Have Your Baby
Plus: Good news from Europe on stem-cell funding.
April 5, 2006
The Abortion Agenda: South Dakota's Move in Context
Plus: The latest on the biopolicy agenda and some outrageous lies on stem cells.
March 30, 2006
Our Cloning Friends, the Brits
The U.K. and disaffected American researchers lash out at U.S. cloning laws.
March 17, 2006
Poaching Eggs
The latest sad story from the Korean soap opera—and a lack of Talent in Missouri.
February 17, 2006
Stem Selling: Korea to Traffic in Human Remains
And they may end up in a laboratory near you.
November 2, 2005
The Great Stem Sell and Other Mistakes
What Americans really think about science: astonishing new polling data.
October 26, 2005
Dr. Frist's Dilemma
The Majority Leader's contradictions mirror the opinions of the public at large.
October 11, 2005
Cloning Still Haunts California
Remember Prop. 71? Stem-cell research supporters hope voters don't remember the promises they made.
October 5, 2005
Live Patients & Dead Mice
The little-known story of the stem cells that actually work.
September 30, 2005
Ethics Interrupted
What does it mean when even embryonic stem-cell researchers have some qualms about their work?
September 29, 2005
Stemming the Embryonic Tide
Pro-lifers face a scientific and public relations juggernaut.
September 28, 2005
Leon Kass, a Bioethics Legend, Steps Down
The man who led the President's Council on Bioethics brought protests from the industry and directed groundbreaking studies.
September 21, 2005
The Stem-Cell Conspiracy
August 29, 2005
We Thought Frist Was One of Us'
Christian scientists and political conservatives are upset with Frist's support for expanded embryonic stem-cell research.
July 29, 2005
Post-Election Education
Pro-lifers weigh options after Californians fund embryonic stem-cell research.
December 1, 2004
First test of human embryonic stem cell therapy in people discontinued
Human embryonic stem cell research has been the focus of acrimonious public debate, but it has so far shown promise only in animal and laboratory studies. The Geron study was the first government-sanctioned attempt to test a therapy using the cells in people. (The Washington Post)
Vatican signs deal to collaborate on adult stem cell research
The unusual agreement with NeoStem allows the church, which opposes embryonic stem cell use, to be seen as taking a constructive role in one of the most promising areas of medical research. (Los Angeles Times)
Opinion: Cloning Takes a Giant Step Forward
The Dubious Advance of Modern Science. (E. Christian Brugger, Zenit)
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