The Question isn’t Whether or Not, but How
February 27th, 2006 | by Paul Merda |Embryonic Stem Cell (ESC) Research is supported by a majority of Americans. All of the polls show this to be true, so why is a vocal minority getting their way? Where is the Federal Funding the public desires? Why aren’t members of Congress listening to their Constituents? Two-thirds of Americans support ESC Research:
This level of support was largely consistent regardless of sex, race, age, political affiliation and religion – the only exceptions were fundamentalist and evangelical Christians, yet 50% of them also supported the research.
One Response to “The Question isn’t Whether or Not, but How”
By ken grandlund on Feb 27, 2006 | Reply
I guess the easy answer is that for ESC research, no large “faith based groups” or giant multinational corporations are interested in doing the work. After all, those are the only people who get government money anymore, regardless of the will of or benefit to the people.