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Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

GOP Platform Calls for Banning ALL Embryonic Stem Cell Research…

Matthew C. Nisbet

If this National Review report is true, the GOP platform calls for making illegal all forms of embryonic stem cell research, even privately financed research. Definitely a story to watch.

UPDATE: Still can’t find the full text of the platform but here is what the Washington Post reports: “In one controversial vote, the platform committee approved a total ban on embryonic stem cell research.”

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