Senators’ bill would OK stem cell studies: Cloning would be banned
A group of U.S. senators has a proposal it says will alleviate fears of stem cell research. But critics say it would do just the opposite.
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation April 21 banning “human reproductive cloning” while simultaneously allowing embryonic stem cells to be used for medical research.
Proponents hope the proposal can walk the delicate line between scientists who maintain that access to the stem cells is vital to advancing health care and some conservative groups that fear such research debases the sanctity of human life.