Sam Brownback: “it is my hope that we can move together in finding cures and developing research that cures humans that is ethical and…”

“it is my hope that we can move together in finding cures and developing research that cures humans that is ethical and sound and doesn't destroy young human life. We have been able to do quite a bit of this already. We recently found there was scientific work done by a Northwestern University professor in developing cures and treatments for type I diabetes using stem cells. Again, this is adult stem cells, which is ethical and moral, no problem with it. The only problem I found with it is that the Northwestern professor was having to do this in Brazil rather than in the United States to get support and funding. He is saying this: Though too early to call it a cure, the procedure has enabled the young people, who have type I diabetes, to live insulin-free so far, some as long as 3 years. The treatment involves stem cell transplants from the patient's own blood. For parents who are dealing with juvenile diabetes and those difficulties, this is fabulous news in humans. We need more of it, and we need it to take place in the United States and not Brazil. We now have--as I have said previously on the floor--73 different human applications for adult stem cells. We have not been able to come up with any in the embryonic field yet.”