The Truth about the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate

The truth about the embryonic stem cell research debate is that it is not about stopping the research. The way it is always talked about in the media you would think that the debate is about whether this research should be legal or not.

Here are a three  excerpts from this article that show what the debate is about:

The Senate will consider two bills, one virtually identical to a bill vetoed by President George W. Bush last year that would have expanded and encouraged federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.

The United States has no restrictions on research funded by private sources or by states and several, including California, are actively funding embryonic stem cell research.

The House of Representatives passed a bill in January that would expand federal funding of stem cell research

As you can see the true debate is over federal money to fund stem cell research. There are no restrictions on stem cell research, and there will be no restrictions on stem cell research if the new bill in congress is defeated.

The debate has been twisted into a debate about the legality of stem cell research, but as you can see that is not the case.