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Article: HUMAN EMBRYOS ARE SACRED.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2001
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Byline: Mary Matuska
The Wisconsin State Journal's June 26 editorial response to the passage of state Rep. Sheryl Albers' motion to protect human embryos and human tissues procured through surgical abortion is based on inaccurate science, emotional rhetoric and misinformation.
The editorial states that lawmakers need to help medical progress; however, you fail to address the real scientific and ethical facts that would promote Wisconsin as an ethical biotech leader.
The first issue is: Where do these stem cells come from? They are derived from human embryos genetically classified as human, created in fertility clinics through in vitro ...