If out of concern over cloning, the U.S. Congress succeeds in criminalizing embryonic stem-cell research that might bring treatments for Alzheimer's disease or diabetes - and Dr. Fukuyama lent his name to a petition that supported such laws - there would be real victims: present and future sufferers of those diseases.

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I am opposed to both cloning and the destruction of human embryos and adamantly opposed to funding of embryonic stem cell research.

— Sandy Adams

More important is the fact that embryonic stem cell research could lead to new treatments and cures for the many Americans afflicted with life-threatening and debilitating diseases.

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I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.

— Eliot Engel

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The federal and state governments should ban the use of taxpayer funds to support cloning and embryonic stem cell research.

— Sandy Adams

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Laura Bush went on national television during the week of my father's funeral and spoke out against embryonic stem cell research, pointing out that where Alzheimer's is concerned, we don't have proof that stem-cell treatment would be effective.

— Patti Davis

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