"without violating human dignity or demeaning human life"

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The president issues an executive order:
EXPANDING APPROVED STEM CELL LINES

IN ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE WAYS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to provide leadership with respect to research on pluripotent stem cells derived by ethically responsible techniques so that the potential of pluripotent stem cells can be explored without violating human dignity or demeaning human life, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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White House fact sheet:

**Fact Sheet: Advancing Stem Cell Research While Respecting Moral Boundaries **
President Bush Takes Action To Support Ethical Research, Vetoes Bill
Overturning Balanced Stem Cell Policy

Today, President Bush Signed An Executive Order To Strengthen Our Nation’s Commitment To Research On Pluripotent Stem Cells. Scientists have recently shown they have the ingenuity and skill to pursue the potential benefits of pluripotent stem cell research - research on cells that have the potential to develop into nearly all the cell types and tissues in the body - without endangering human life in the process. By expanding support for non-destructive research methods, this Executive Order will make it more likely that these exciting advances continue to unfold.

• **President Bush Also Vetoed A Bill That Would Overturn His Careful, Ethical Approach To Stem Cell Research. **If this legislation became law, it would compel American taxpayers - for the first time in our history - to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos. The President has made it clear to Congress and the American people that he will not allow the Nation to cross this moral line.
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• whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070620.html