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...rewarded in the weeks before an unusual political triumph on June 13. It was clear that Benedict regarded Europe as the epicenter of the secular relativism he scorned, but it was less so what he might do about it. When an Italian referendum threatened to end restrictions on in-vitro fertilization, the Pope joined the fray, telling Italian bishops fighting it, "I am close to you with my words and my prayers." When the initiative failed, Italian television called the church the winner. Three weeks later, Spain legalized gay marriage over Catholic objections and Benedict's (indirect) criticism...
...lobby of my hotel, and on street corners throughout Rome, I encountered posters with pictures of developing fetuses and boldly printed Italian slogans. Part of the Vatican’s campaign to discourage Italians from voting down a law that restricts in vitro fertilization practices and bans embryonic stem cell research, these posters and pamphlets distributed by the Church bore messages such as “Sulla vita non si vota,” or “Life can’t be put to a vote.” Responding to calls from Benedict and the College...
Last year, Melton announced that he had created 17 new stem cell lines from discarded embryos donated by a Boston in-vitro fertility clinic, more than doubling existing stem cell lines available in the U.S. at the time...
...South Korean researchers announce their findings, U.S. legislators are debating a bill that would allow federal funding to be allocated for embryonic stem cells created via discarded embryos from in-vitro fertility clinics...
...proposed legislation, however, will only allow federal funding for stem cells that are derived from excess embryos from in-vitro ferility clinics. If the new legislation passes, research will be subject to National Institutes of Health guidelines—likely to mirror a set of recommendations released by the National Academy of Sciences last month...