Barbara Boxer: “I support legislation to ban human cloning. I know most people I have spoken to, if not all, agree. Of course, that…”

“I support legislation to ban human cloning. I know most people I have spoken to, if not all, agree. Of course, that occurs when you use the stem cells and you transfer them into a woman's uterus. We can stop that in a minute, but my friend would like to stop everything, and that is why I so strongly support Senator Specter, Senator Harkin, and Senator Kennedy, who have been our leaders on this subject. What we are saying is, we should allow stem cell research to continue to bring our people cures to these diseases that plague them. I do not know about in your State--and I am sure it is reflected in my State-- but if you ask people: Who is touched by Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, spinal cord injuries, diabetes and juvenile diabetes, who is touched by these diseases, who fears these diseases, one will find it is almost every individual. We all agree to ban human cloning. That is not the problem. But my friend is taking an extreme position which will shut down the applied research into possible cures for these diseases.”