“But I like the idea of the American people’s representatives expressing their views on an issue like this,” he said, lauding a “bipartisan” consensus in Congress that such research is ethical and potentially life-saving.
If the research could yield hope for victims of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, “I think that sends a powerful message,” he said.
By imposed ban on federal funding for stem cell research, Bush administration sided with religious conservatives who argue that research on embryos destroys human life, albeit at its earliest stage of development.