Party leaders would do well to look elsewhere. NIH claims that, despite the Congressional ban on federal funding of such research, as long as the tiny embryos are killed in privately funded laboratories, the stem cells taken from them can then be used in experiments paid for by the taxpayers. Experiments on living, embryonic babies violates every code of medical ethics handed down through the centuries. For instance, the Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics states that no human being should be subject to an experiment unless it will directly benefit that human being, there is no danger of injury or death, and the human subject has given informed consent. Stem cell research appears to bring with it the promise of welcome advances in the treatment of serious medical conditions.
Adults produce stem cells.
Umbilical cord blood and placentas are rich sources of stem cells. There is no reason to use human embryos for this purpose unless there is an anti-life agenda at work. Remember the deadline is January 31.