The Stem Cell Debate

On Aug. 9, 2001, President Bush banned federal funding for research on embryonic stem cells created after that date. Advocates of stem cell research are pushing Congress to remove many of the restrictions, but social conservatives are fighting to keep the president's policies in place.

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