Romney draws fire on stem cells
posted in Candidates, Issues, Mitt Romney (R), Stem Cell Research |Original source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/02/11/romney_draws_fire_on_stem_cells/
Governor Mitt Romney set off a storm of criticism yesterday after he declared in a published interview that he favored banning a specific type of stem cell research. Scientists and the leader of the state Senate accused him of trying to block a promising avenue of research, even as antiabortion groups assailed him for declaring that he did not object to stem cell research involving embryos from fertility clinics.
Romney took aim at stem cell research being planned at Harvard University, where embryos created by cloning would be used.
The governor said that he opposes “the creation of new human embryos for the purpose of research” and his aides indicated he would support criminal penalties for researchers who use new human embryos.
