Articles on this issue "stem cells"

UK Prelates Back Preaching With Pounds

Give Grant for Adult Stem Cell Research

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Catholic leaders are doing more than preaching about the need to focus on adult stem cell research in lieu of destroying human embryos. They are offering a grant to a new research foundation. …

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Party Platform Versus Catholic Faith

Bishop Aquila on Nonnegotiable Life Issues

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Here is an excerpt of the address Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo gave Nov. 15 to Loyola College in Baltimore titled "The Sanctity of Human Life from Conception to Natural Death." The …

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Bishop Aquila's Address on Absolutes in Life Issues

"We Live in Times in Which There Is a Great Cultural War"

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Here is the address Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo gave Nov. 15 to Loyola College in Baltimore, titled "The Sanctity of Human Life from Conception to Natural Death." The presentation was part …

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Stem Cell Breakthrough Seen as Providential

Church Only Opposes Anti-Human Research, Says Official

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The president of a group of Catholic medical associations welcomed the news of a stem cell research method that doesn't destroy human embryos, saying divine providence is indicating a path to …

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Stem Cell Breakthrough Hailed by Catholic Think Tank

Method Considered Better Than Cloning, Scientifically and Morally

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One cannot exaggerate the moral and scientific importance of a breakthrough that allows for research on stem-cell related cures to go forward without destroying human embryos, says the …

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Pope: Scientific Research Must Not Exploit Humans

South Korean Envoy Cautioned About Abuse of Embryos

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Benedict XVI says that South Korea's success in scientific research and development cannot come at the cost of manipulating human lives. The Pope said this today when he received the letters …

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Bioethicist Welcomes Closing of Stem Cell Firm

Investors Might Have "Succumbed to Hype"

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A prominent bioethicist says he hopes that the closure of ES Cell International, a leading embryonic stem cell research facility, is a sign of growing realism. Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk …

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Benedict XVI encouraged a group of scientists to search for heart treatments using adult stem cells. The Pope said this today to a group of experts who attended the general audience in Paul VI …

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Bishops Applaud Bush's Veto

Welcome Funding for Stem Cell Alternatives

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The U.S. bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities applauded President George Bush's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Bush vetoed the act on Wednesday, and then issued and …

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Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Act

Orders Research on Non-Embryonic Lines

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Before vetoing a bill that would promote embryonic stem cell research, U.S. President George Bush issued an order to promote research on pluripotent stem cells "derived by ethically …

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Stem Cells, God and Cesar

Australian Laws Raise Polemics

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Church-state boundaries came under close scrutiny in Australia recently, with a no-holds barred debate over stem cell legislation. At the end of May the ruling Labor Party in the state of New …

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Bush Promises to Veto Stem-Cell Bill

Bishops' Aide Notes Promise in New Studies

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U.S. President George Bush promised to veto the bill passed in both the House and Senate promoting federal funding for the destruction of human embryos. Bush, expected to veto the Stem Cell …

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Scientist Hopeful About New Stem Cell Studies

Method May Give Results Without Destroying Embryos

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New studies done by three independent teams of scientists show promise in producing embryoniclike stem cells without destroying embryos. The studies, published Wednesday, use ordinary skin …

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Cardinal Rigali Slams Bills on Stem Cell Use

Congress Debates Cloning and Research Funding

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U.S. bishops are urging Congress to reject legislation that would promote the destruction of human embryos. Two bills, S.5 on embryonic stem cell research and H.R. 2560 on human cloning, are …

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Vatican Official Hopeful at Stem Cell Discovery

Asks Scientists to Help Consider Ethical Implications

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The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care says he is hopeful about the news that stem cells can be obtained from amniotic fluids. Following last week's announcement, …

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