• Providing money for a center of stem cell research to be located in Rome
• "Rather than say they don't want [stem cell research], it would be more logical to say 'Is there a better way?'," Fasano says
• He believes that using adult stem cells, harvested from the intestines of the patients themselves, could be the "better way."
• Revolutionary move on behalf of the church
• Some stem cell researchers worry that the Vatican's agenda in this project is to argue against the need for embryonic stem cell research
•The new research aims to do away with the need for the embryonic stem cell research that the Vatican has called "gravely immoral”
Reflection:
This article is very controversial. The church is usually against stem cell research, and it's interesting that the vatican is supporting it. This is very important because there is a big controversy over stem cells, and a lot of it has to do with the church's views on taking a life.
Hutchison, By Courtney. "Vatican Backs Stem Cell Research - ABC News." ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Politics, Online News, World News, Feature Stories, Celebrity Interviews and More - ABC News. 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/vatican-backs-stem-cell-research/story?id=10447981
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