The Facts on Stem Cells
Summary:
Jay Lefkowitz responds to Michael Kinsley’s op-ed on President Bush’s stem cell policy. Lefkowitz remarks on assertions in that op/ed piece, including the number of available embryonic stem cell lines, the process of creating such a line, and the restrictions of Bush’s policy. Lefkowitz asserts that stem cell research is troubling to much of the country, and that the decision to compromise is the best long-term solution to this complicated dilemma.
This article appeared in its entirety in the October 30, 2003 edition of The Washington Post.