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Greg Ganske: I wrote an op ed piece that said, ``Let me make my position absolutely clear. I oppose the cloning of human beings. I…

On the recordJuly 31, 2001
I wrote an op ed piece that said, ``Let me make my position absolutely clear. I oppose the cloning of human beings. I favor Federal funding of stem cell research. The potential this research has to cure disease and alleviate human suffering leads me to believe this is a pro-life position.'' My question to the gentleman from Florida is this: What about those fertilized eggs that are not created for research purposes, that are in fertility clinics that are not being used? Does the gentleman's bill make it illegal to use those blastocysts for stem cell research?
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Greg Ganske
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the implications of a bill on stem cell research and the use of unused fertilized eggs.

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