Articles on this issue "stem cells"
Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Sept. 16 to the participants in the symposium on "Stem Cells: What Future for Therapy?" organized by the Pontifical Academy for …
read moreBenedict XVI encouraged scientific research with adult stem cells, saying that it is work that respects human life and opens "fascinating" possibilities for illnesses that now seem incurable. …
read moreHere is the statement issued today by the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community on the implications of the European Union's 7th Framework Research Program for the …
read moreThe deputy director of the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. bishops' conference commended President George Bush for his remarks and actions regarding proposed legislation on …
read moreToday, U.S. President Bush vetoed a measure approved by the U.S. House and Senate to federally fund embryonic stem cell research, legislation the U.S. bishops' conference called "a disservice …
read moreEuropean bishops expressed dismay after the European Parliament's decision to promote research that in effect leads to the destruction of human embryos. The Europarliament voted today in first …
read moreA U.S. bishops\' conference aide hailed President George Bush\'s signing into law the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005. The law establishes a new federal program to collect and …
read moreControversy over research methods in South Korea has shed light on some dubious practices in the race to promote human cloning and research with embryonic stem cells. Last spring a team of …
read moreControversy over research methods in South Korea has shed light on some dubious practices in the race to promote human cloning and research with embryonic stem cells. Last spring a team of …
read morePennsylvania's Catholic bishops recently released a joint statement to clarify the Church's teaching on why embryonic stem cell research is morally unacceptable. The text of "Questions and …
read moreRome's Gemelli Polyclinic works with an international network to make umbilical cord stem cells available to patients with acute leukemia, thalassemia, lymphomas and congenital …
read moreThe archbishop of Sydney announced that it will grant $100,000 for research on adult stem cells. Cardinal George Pell announced the grant Monday, reported the The Courier-Mail. The Church is …
read moreCardinal William Keeler has urged the U.S. Senate to support legislation fostering umbilical cord blood stem cell research and treatments. At the same time, the cardinal, who is chairman of …
read moreA U.S. House vote in favor of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research shows "an appalling degree of ignorance … among those voting for this bill," says a bishops' aide. On Tuesday the …
read moreOn May 10 the President's Council on Bioethics presented a report looking on alternative sources of stem cells. Entitled "Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells," the report …
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