[extropy-chat] Funding situation for stem cell research in the EU

[Samantha Atkins]

I am very curious why these nonsensical restrictions are supported in  
parts of the EU.  I doubt a religious component as in the US.   US  
pressure behind the scenes perhaps?  Or is something else at work?

- samantha

On Jul 25, 2006, at 12:10 AM, Damien Broderick wrote:

> At 08:53 AM 7/25/2006 +0200, Amara Graps wrote:
>
>> The EU will continue to fund stem cell research. (with some  
>> conditions)
>> News here:
>> http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/24/news/union.php
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5209106.stm
>
> This is quite baffling:
>
> < European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik said
> the EU would not finance the "procurement" of embryonic stem cells -
> a process which results in the death of the embryo - but it would
> finance the "subsequent steps" to make use of the cells. >
>
> You can have any omelette you like as long as you don't break any
> eggs making it?
>
> Damien Broderick
>
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