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On the recordMarch 8, 2009
Human embryo destroying stem cell research is not only unethical, unworkable and unreliable. It is now demonstrably unnecessary. Assertions that leftover embryos are better off dead so that their stem cells can be derived, is dehumanizing and cheapens human life.
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Howard Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes embryonic stem cell research, arguing it is unethical and unnecessary.

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