On Election Day in New Jersey, voters rejected a measure on the ballot which would have provided $450 million in taxpayer funds for embryo destructive stem cell research. According to a LifeNews article from yesterday, “the result is a major defeat for Governor Jon Corzine, who personally campaigned for this Question and contributed $200,000 to a shadow group which ran radio ads and made phone calls featuring Michael J. Fox.”
With more and more research showing that embryonic stem cell research does not provide the cures or therapies for patients the way that adult stem cells do, this vote is a reflection that either the public is catching on, or their consciences are playing a larger role when they step into the voting booths. Either way, this victory in New Jersey sets a new standard for liberal northeastern states to start paying attention to the reality of the science behind stem cells therapies—embryonic stem cells don’t cure.
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