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> Subject: Half in poll support stem cell research > From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 06:33:16 -0700 Half in poll support stem cell research July 12, 2001 Half of Chicago area residents say stem cell research involving human embryos is ethical, according to a CBS-2/Chicago Sun-Times poll conducted Wednesday. The survey of 500 Chicago area residents shows 50 percent of respondents said they had no ethical problems with stem cell research, while 24 percent said it was unethical and 16 percent are not sure whether it is ethical. A major issue facing President Bush is whether to approve federal funding of stem cell research that uses human embryos for medical research to fight a variety of diseases. Respondents to the poll were just as divided over whether the federal government should pay for stem cell research. Forty-six percent said the government should pay, and 43 percent said the government should not pay. The survey was conducted by Survey USA and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/poll12.html * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn