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Article: REP. HOEKSTRA AGAIN VOTES AGAINST EXPANDING FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH ON EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

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June 7, 2007
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Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich. (2nd CD), issued the following news release:

Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, again voted against legislation that would expand federally funded research on embryonic stem cells.

"Embryonic stem cell research is the only method for such research that requires the destruction of human life when so many alternatives exist," Hoekstra said. "We ought to focus our efforts on the areas in which there is widespread agreement as opposed to the single area where people disagree."

Government-financed research is permitted only on embryonic stem cell lines developed before Aug. 9, 2001. The research requires the extraction of stem cells from days-old embryos, which are ...

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