As Republican Mark Kirk said in his 2010 campaign to win Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, he'll advance a bill making Obama’s endorsement of embryonic stem cell research permanent, so it can’t be meddled with by some future right-wing, pro-life president.
For background, read Embryo Destroyer: Mark Kirk, IL GOP Senate Candidate and also read Obama Wins Ruling: Embryos will be Destroyed
-- From "US Sen. Kirk calls for action on stem cell law" by The Associated Press 6/6/11
A Chicago-based scientist says he's grateful to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk for siding with legislation that backs stem cell research.
Kirk on Monday called for congressional action to codify an executive order on the research issued by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Dr. John Kessler directs a stem cell research institute at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He says Kirk is backing legislation that's "absolutely essential for the field" because uncertainty over federal funding discourages young scientists from doing research on stem cells.
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From "US Sen. Kirk calls for action on stem cell law" by The Associated Press 6/6/11
The Illinois Republican made his remarks Monday at Northwestern University in Chicago where he toured a stem cell research lab and hosted a symposium on the approach to searching for disease cures.
Kirk says if senior Democratic senators choose not to move the legislation in this Congress, he will. He says court challenges to taxpayer-financed stem cell research make legislation necessary.
Opponents object because the cells were obtained from destroyed human embryos.
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Kirk for Senate campaign video (April 2010):
