50,000 People Weigh in on Embryonic-Research Guidelines
 


The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has received nearly 50,000 comments from concerned citizens regarding draft guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research. The guidelines were released shortly after President Barack Obama announced the removal of restrictions on federal funding for the destructive research.
 
While there was no indication how many of the comments were from life advocates, it is clear this is an issue the public feels strongly about.

"It's encouraging to see people speak out on the research guidelines," said Dawn Vargo, bioethics analyst at Focus on the Family Action. "Pro-life voices are needed in the stem-cell debate, particularly since our taxpayer dollars should be going toward proven treatments, like that of adult stem-cell therapy."

The NIH will review the comments and plans to issue final guidelines by July 7.

Contact: Erin Blad
Source: CitizenLink
Publish Date: June 8, 2009
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