Florida Measure to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research Fails in Cmte

[WanderAimlessly]

Looks like another victory (in more ways in one) againt embryonic stem cell research:

Florida Measure to Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research Fails in Cmte
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
January 26, 2006

**Tallahassee, FL (LifeNews.com) – **Florida will not likely become the next state to spend taxpayer money funding unproven embryonic stem cell research. A state House committee on Wednesday voted to take no action on a bill that would spend $150 million over 10 years on the research that has yet to cure a single patient.

The House Health Care Regulation Committee held a hearing on House Bill 233, sponsored by Rep. Franklin Sands, a Democrat.

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[beckers]

I think it is going to be hard for states to pass stem cell research partly because of the Asian scandal. People may not understand all of the difference of stem cell (adult vs embyonic) but hearing that a scientist has lied about stem cell research so that he can get the credit and fame to go with it and only after the fact were people checking his work; makes people apprenhensive in supporting research.

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On a postive note…I really like Bush (the governor)… He stands up for life even though it may not be the most political thing…

In August, Bush told the Associated Press that he continues to oppose embryonic stem cell research and taxpayer funding for it because it involves killing human embryos, unique human beings.

‘‘I don’t believe the state should be providing funding for that type of activity,’’ Bush said. "I think it’s a false hope in a lot of ways. But more importantly, it’s the encouraging of the creation of life to take life.’’