The president of the United States, George Bush, held a press conference concerning the legal, moral, and ethical issues on stem cell research in general. The press conference was held on august 9, 2001 at the Bush ranch in Crawford,Texas. In the beginning of the press conference President Bush talked about how the American people as well as the government is at odds with this issue although there is research already being done through privately funded programs. President Bush has to decide whether to allow federal funds to be used for scientific research on stem cells derived from human em...

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President George Bush did not oblige, and not only did he not fund the experiments, but pressure from the public and religious groups, he ordered researchers to stop making further advancements in stem-cell research. ... Bush however allowed the continuation of 64 stem cells that were already created, but even this got criticism, people believes that since the cells were already taken from the embryo that is was like committing a crime, "We should be horrified at the prospect of participating in research on embryos who are deliberately killed for the same reason that we are horrified that gol...

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My grandfather was a great man, but I had to watch the spark in his eyes die, as his mind crumbled and he succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. Ironically, Nathan Jay Friedman lived a healthy life, swimming nearly every day, taking vitamin supplements, washing his hands to the verge of obsession "yet died of an incurable genetic curse. He was always very interested in scientific developments, and must have known of the potential of stem cells. Had he lived just a few years more, these omnipotent cells may have been able to cure his debilitating disease. What are these stem cells, and how...

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On August 9, 2001, President George W. Bush finally made a decision on the most recent controversial issue of federal funding for stem-cell research. In a brief televised address, he told the nation that he would support very limited research on embryonic stem cells. Scientists would be...

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