Swiss vote on stem cell research
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Switzerland votes on a government proposal to permit controversial research using stem cells.
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A committee of renowned scientists said the result was a vote of confidence in medical research and a positive sign for Switzerland as a centre for science and research.
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Swiss voters head to the polls to decide whether the country should impose more restrictive asylum laws.
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A surprising survey of infertility patients finds that 60 percent are willing to donate their frozen embryos for stem-cell research. Science favored over adoption.
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LOS ANGLELES -- Californians voted to spend $3 billion on stem cell research Tuesday, as voters picked through 16 ballot measures that could rewrite the state&#39;s tough three-strikes sentencing law, expand casino gambling, and change the way elections are
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Voters in California are almost evenly divided on a ballot measure that could approve state funding for stem cell research, according to a poll released on Sunday.
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Gov. Mitt Romney, who has voiced past support for stem cell research, told Massachusetts legislative leaders Thursday he believes some embryonic stem cell science "crosses the boundary of ethics."
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Britain's leading scientific institution  said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a  possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty  banning human cloning. The London-based Royal Society is  stepping up its drive to push the United Nations to ban the  cloning of babies, but to make no ruling on using the  technology for medical research, or therapeutic cloning, at its  59th General Session in October. The 191-nation U.N. General  Assembly is divided over whether to allow therapeutic cloning  to continue or to adopt a broad cloning ban championed by the  Bush administration and Costa Rica with strong backing from the  U.S. anti-abortion movement and many predominantly Roman  Catholic nations.
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BERN, Switzerland, NOV. 8, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- The Swiss bishops' conference has warned about a proposed law on embryonic stem cell research that will face a national referendum this month.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard will allow members of his conservative government a conscience vote on stem cell research, officials said.
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Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California&#39;s Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in
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A Swiss referendum to cancel the law on root cell use taken from human embryo, resulted. The 66 percent of Swiss participants in a public survey said they supported a law passed by the Swiss government in
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Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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A body that advises the German  government on medical ethics on Monday recommended changing the  law to make stem cell research easier, a view that could boost  the chances of new legislation.
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Swiss voters today overwhelmingly approved a new law permitting research on stem cells, rejecting a repeal initiative by an alliance of conservative Christian, left-wing and green groups.
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In the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States, Swiss voters have backed proposals to allow stem-cell research.
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Legislative leaders voiced new backing for embryonic stem-cell research yesterday, speaking out after Californians voted to spend $3 billion to lure the companies and scientists engaged in the much-debated research.