Michigan - Debate Over Stem Cell Research Limits

Lansing, Michigan, is holding a debate over lifting the prohibition on the use of human embryos to develop stem cells for research.

The proponents of a legislation that would permit the use of embryos to create stem cells for research mentioned the unlimited medical benefits and the economic benefits of encouraging high-tech business.

The opponents think that the claims are wildly exaggerated and that lifting the ban would give state sanction to the cloning of human beings for the express purpose of destroying them.

Under current law, researchers in Michigan may develop adult stem cells and experiment on embryonic stem cells imported into the state. But supporters of the legislation said those limits make Michigan uncompetitive with states like Illinois and California, which subsidize embryonic stem cell research...

Debate Over Stem Cell Research Limits