Catholic Bishops Launch Two-Week Stem Cell Campaign
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week launches a nationwide two-week ad campaign highlighting the issue of stem cell research. The ads draw a clear distinction between embryonic stem cell research, which requires the destruction of human life at the embryonic stage, and adult stem cell research. "Our ads explain that adult stem cell research is already helping people with heart disease, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's and many other diseases. Embryonic stem cells, on the other hand, have not helped one single human patient, and they come with a hefty price tag: the deliberate destruction of human life," Ruse said. "As our ads state: science does not have to kill in order to cure." The ads will appear in USA Today, The Washington Times and the National Catholic Reporter. The ads have also gone to dioceses nationwide for use in local publications. The ads are part of an ongoing effort by the Bishops to provide more information on the Catholic Church's position on stem cell research and human cloning.
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