Six in Ten Support Easing Stem Cell Restriction

June 15, 2007
Six in Ten Support Easing Stem Cell Restriction

PRINCETON, NJ -- Last week, Congress passed legislation to loosen government
restrictions on funding medical research using stem cells obtained from
human embryos. This legislation is similar to a bill that President
George W. Bush vetoed last summer. The president has said he plans to
veto the current bill as well. Recent Gallup polling finds that most
Americans feel that embryonic stem cell research is morally acceptable,
favor easing the current restrictions on stem cell research, and
believe the president should not veto the new legislation.

According to an April 13-15, 2007, USA Today/Gallup
poll, only 31% of Americans say the president should veto a bill to
expand federal funding of embryonic stem cell research; 64% of
Americans say the president should not veto the bill.