Words: McCain supports federal funding of stem cell research. “This is a tough issue for those of us in the pro-life community. I would remind you that these stem cells are either going to be discarded or perpetually frozen. We need to do what we can to relieve human suffering.” (more…)

Words: Obama supports embryonic stem cell research. “This is about a commitment to medical research, under strict federal guidelines. … [We must] expand the current policy on embryonic stem cell research so that we can begin finding the cures of tomorrow today.” (more…)

Words: Romney is opposed to stem cell research. “Lofty goals do not justify the creation of life for experimentation or destruction.”

Actions: As Governor, Romney VETOED (more…)

Words: Biden supports federal funding for stem cell research: “Embryonic stem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand deadly and disabling diseases and conditions that affect more than 100 million Americans.” (more…)

Words: Clinton supports embryonic stem cell research. “I’ve worked on helping to boost funding for research to look for cures and a way to prevent so many devastating diseases. And we know that stem cell research holds the key to our understanding more about what we can do.” (more…)

Words: Edwards believes in the expansion of stem cell research. “It is essential to relax the restrictions in the current policy for this research to be fully explored.”
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Words: Giuliani believes in federal funding of limited stem cell research. “As long as we’re not creating life in order to destroy it, as long as we’re not having human cloning, and we limit it to that, and there is plenty of opportunity to then use federal funds in those situations.” (more…)

Words: Huckabee is strongly opposed to federal funding for stem cell research. “I don’t think it’s right to create a life to end a life. That’s not a good health decision.”
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Words: Kucinich supports embryonic stem cell research. “Embryonic stem cell research will continue with or without the federal government. … Federally sponsored research is subject to greater oversight and safeguards and higher ethical standards.” (more…)

Words: Paul feels that embryonic stem cell research is not authorized by the Constitution. “The trouble with issues like this is, in Washington we either prohibit it or subsidize it. And the market should deal with it, and the states should deal with it. (more…)

Words: Richardson believes that stem cell research is part of preventive health care. “My health care plan [includes] research into Alzheimer’s, into cancer, into stem cell.”
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Words: Thompson is opposed to embryonic stem cell research. “On stem cell research, I’m for adult stem cell research, not stem cell research where embryos of unborn children are destroyed.”
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