MEPs back research on stem cells

Members of the European Parliament voted on 19 November 2003 in favour of amending a Commission proposal on a set of strict ethical guidelines for deciding on and monitoring European Union funding of research involving the derivation of embryonic stem cells from human supernumerary embryos.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Future of stem cell research in the EU under threat, April 2003 http://www.europeansources.info/record/future-of-stem-cell-research-in-the-eu-under-threat-april-2003/

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