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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany pressed its EU partners to ban European funding for embryonic stem-cell research, a day after
President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have expanded such work in the United States.
"The
European Union science programme should not be used to give financial incentives to kill embryos," German Research Minister Annette Schavan wrote in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday before a meeting on EU science funding on Monday.
"The current proposal from the
European Commission and the European Parliament does not rule this out."
Most EU governments, backed by the bloc's executive and lawmakers, want to maintain the possibility of public funding for potentially life-saving research projects.
Supporters of embryonic stem-cell research say it uses only excess cells discarded by fertility clinics and that the work can help find cures for chronic diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Critics, including the main Christian churches, say it is unethical because it involves destroying human life.
European countries have widely differing national laws, with Britain actively encouraging stem-cell research. Germany, with an aversion to genetic experimentation rooted partly in the legacy of Nazi abuses, effectively bans it.
Germany seeks EU ban on stem-cell research funding
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President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have expanded such work in the United States.
"The
European Union science programme should not be used to give financial incentives to kill embryos," German Research Minister Annette Schavan wrote in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday before a meeting on EU science funding on Monday.
"The current proposal from the
European Commission and the European Parliament does not rule this out."
Most EU governments, backed by the bloc's executive and lawmakers, want to maintain the possibility of public funding for potentially life-saving research projects.
Supporters of embryonic stem-cell research say it uses only excess cells discarded by fertility clinics and that the work can help find cures for chronic diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Critics, including the main Christian churches, say it is unethical because it involves destroying human life.
European countries have widely differing national laws, with Britain actively encouraging stem-cell research. Germany, with an aversion to genetic experimentation rooted partly in the legacy of Nazi abuses, effectively bans it.
Germany seeks EU ban on stem-cell research funding
I KNEW IT EVEN ANGELA MERKEL IS LIKE ADOLPH HITLER IN A WAY!
This was Angela Merkel Idol as a teen
