Ban deadly human embryo research

The American Bioethics Advisory Commission will press the 106th Congress to ban all stem cell research on human embryos, whether publicly or privately funded. American Life League President Judie Brown said such research "ignores the fact that a human embryo is a human being who, by his very existence, is a member of the human family."

Researchers claim their efforts to employ the use of stem cells, acquired from "excess" human embryos, would move along at a faster pace if the government approved and funded human embryo research.

"Human beings must never be available for such grotesque efforts," said Mrs. Brown, "regardless of claims that the 'greater good' would be served. We cannot as Americans allow our tiniest brothers and sisters to be relegated to the category of mere research material."

Mrs. Brown added that Americans should "never forget that man may not do anything evil on the pretext that good might come from it—and destroying even one tiny human being is evil."