Obama lifts limits on stem cell research

Pledging that his administration will make scientific decisions based on facts,not ideology,US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted the Bush administrations strict limits.....

Pledging that his administration will make scientific decisions based on facts,not ideology,US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted the Bush administrations strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research. The President,however,said no to human cloning.

At a ceremony in the East Room of the White House,Obama announced that he was issuing an executive order intended to advance the research. He said he hoped Congress would follow with bipartisan legislation that would ease the existing restrictions even more.

We will ensure that our Government never opens the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction, Obama said before signing the executive order.

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The President acknowledged that studying stem cells extracted from human embryos,which are destroyed in the process,is deeply divisive.

Many thoughtful and decent people are conflicted about,or strongly oppose,this research, Obama said. I understand their concerns,and we must respect their point of view.

But Obama went on to say that the majority of Americans have come to a consensus that we should pursue this research; that the potential it offers is great,and with proper guidelines and strict oversight the perils can be avoided.

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