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Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

THE STALLING TACTICS BEGIN: Christian Groups Urge Pelosi To Hold Off on Stem Cell Bill in Light of “New Scientific Discovery”

Matthew C. Nisbet

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As I predicted, stem cell opponents have issued a press release “pleading” with Dems to hold off on a stem cell bill in light of the Nature Biotechnology study on amniotic stem cells:

Christian Groups Urge Pelosi to Hold Off Embryonic Stem Cell Bills Based on New Scientific Discovery

A growing coalition of Faith organizations are expected to hand-deliver a letter to Speaker Pelosi this week.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /Christian Newswire/ — Groundbreaking scientific advances in stem cell research released today by Nature Biotechnology may resolve the decade-old moral dilemma concerning the destruction innocent human life in order to procure highly valued stem cells. The new discovery of pluripotent stem cells in amniotic fluid, has the potential of removing all ethical debate from stem cell research funding.

And notice this from LifeNews.com.

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