Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

The extraction of embryonic stem cells from a human embryo kills the human embryo, an innocent human being. Embryonic stem cell research forces one human being to sacrifice their life without consent in the vague hope that their cells might one day cure another human being.

Embryonic stem cell research has yet to cure a single patient of a single disease. Any possible test treatments on a large scale are years away and not one clinical trial using embryonic stem cells is underway. To get people to support this kind of destructive research, proponents have created a fairy tale, promising that cures are at the fingertips of scientists when this isn't the case.

Research with embryonic stem cells has shown that these cells are often difficult to control and can form tumors when they are inserted into animals. Embryonic stem cells face the risk of rejection and Graft vs. Host disease because they come from the body of another human being and have different DNA. Many researchers would like to get around this problem by creating cloned human embryos whose DNA would match the patient's DNA.

Human embryos created by in-vitro fertilization don't need to be discarded or killed for research. These tiny human beings can be adopted by couples hoping to have children. On May 24, 2005, President Bush appeared with 21 families who have adopted human embryos through the Snowflakes Frozen Embryo Adoption program of Nightlight Christian Adoptions.