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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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