Australian prelate seeks stem-cell research ban

George Cardinal Pell

Function: Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

Title: Cardinal Priest of St. Mary Dominic Mazzarello

Birthdate: Jun 08, 1941	Country: Australia

Elevated: Oct 21, 2003	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Australian prelate seeks stem-cell research ban
Sept 23, 2005
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, is urging a ban on embryonic stem-cell research, arguing that experiments to date have not produced "a significant advance in knowledge."

Sydney, Sep. 21 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Pell told The Age that the arguments in favor of embryonic stem-cell research are actually less convincing today than when the current laws allowing such experimentation were passed in 2002. Scientists have not produced impressive results from their work, he observed, while experiments using adult stem-cells have yielded more promising results.

Cardinal Pell told The Age that existing laws, allowing experiments on embryos left over from in-vitro fertilization treatments, have created "a class of human life that is statutorily expendable."

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