THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release November 20, 2007
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
President Bush is very pleased to see the important advances in ethical stem
cell research reported in scientific journals today. By avoiding techniques that
destroy life, while vigorously supporting alternative approaches, President Bush
is encouraging scientific advancement within ethical boundaries.
President Bush was the first president to make federal funds available for human
embryonic stem cell research -- and his policy did this in ways that would not
encourage the destruction of embryos. In July 2006, the President highlighted
research into the possibility of reprogramming adult skin cells into pluripotent
stem cells without intruding on human embryos or eggs. The President’s Executive
Order issued in June 2007 was intended to accelerate precisely the kind of
research being reported today. One of the studies announced today was funded in
part by the National Institutes of Health operating under the President’s stem
cell policy.
The President believes medical problems can be solved without compromising
either the high aims of science or the sanctity of human life. We will continue
to encourage scientists to expand the frontiers of stem cell research and
continue to advance the understanding of human biology in an ethically
responsible way.
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