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Volume 355:1633-1637 October 19, 2006 Number 16 Next

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In Missouri this election season, former Republican Senator John Danforth, an Episcopal priest and abortion opponent, is citing the New Testament in support of a state constitutional amendment protecting the legality of human embryonic stem-cell research. "I find nothing in the Bible that tells me that cells in a lab dish are people," said Danforth, who lost a brother to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and believes that the research will lead to new treatments for diseases. "What I do find in the Gospels is an emphasis on healing — relieving people of their suffering."

In Wisconsin, where human embryonic stem cells . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Okie is a contributing editor of the Journal.

An interview with former Senator John Danforth can be heard at www.nejm.org.

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