Ernest Istook Quotes

In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.

Embryonic stem cell research wears no political stripes - it is embraced by conservatives, liberals, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

The European Parliament must send a clear sign that it recognises the importance of embryonic stem cell research.

I am opposed to both cloning and the destruction of human embryos and adamantly opposed to funding of embryonic stem cell research.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.

We have a lot to gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore, I support stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo.

We are here simply to decide whether Congress should take the taxpayer dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to fund the destruction of human embryos for research.

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

If people think that you're throwing babies out, dissecting children, to do stem-cell research, I'm not for that.

The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.

There is an abundance of misinformation, exaggeration, and blatant lies being spread by interest groups regarding the prospects for embryonic stem cell research.

To date, embryonic stem cell research has not produced a single medical treatment, where ethical, adult stem cell research has produced some 67 medical miracles.

We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.

Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life.

I'm very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

The first misconception is that embryonic stem cell research is not legal. The fact is, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal. Research on embryonic stem cells has taken place for years.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

Embryonic stem cell research is a key that will unlock the future.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countries, like South Korea and Singapore, that are moving forward with embryonic stem cell research.

More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases.

Today, it is research with human embryonic stem cells and attempts to prepare cloned stem cells for research and medical therapies that are being disavowed as being ethically unacceptable.

Most of the scientific community believes that for the full potential of embryonic stem cell research to be reached, the number of cell lines readily available to scientists must increase.

The federal and state governments should ban the use of taxpayer funds to support cloning and embryonic stem cell research.