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ELECTION 2008 — THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS Previous Volume 359:1867-1869 October 30, 2008 Number 18 Next

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In a dramatic speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate in July 2006, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) described a visit from a constituent whose 2-year-old son, Ryan, had cerebral palsy, which had severely impaired the development of his speech and motor skills. Invoking the many children like Ryan, Obama argued that human embryonic stem-cell research is crucially important and that federal funding for such research is needed. Speaking the following day, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stated, by contrast, that human embryonic stem-cell research raises "serious ethical and moral concerns" and that it should receive federal funding only insofar as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Adashi is a professor of medical science at Brown University, Providence, RI. Dr. West is vice president and director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.

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