The US House of Representatives adopted the bill: Supporting stem cell research

With 253 votes in favor on 174 votes against, on January 12, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to support stem cell research. This is one of the most controversial issues in American public opinion for many years. However, this event reflects the will of the people when recent polls show that most Americans support stem cell research.

Stem cell research in the US - The King's spell loses the village rules

President George W. Bush's administration does not currently support the use of human embryonic stem cells. However, the issue of ' banning or banning cloning ' in the United States has become even more exciting as many US states actively take part in the race in this area. In November 2004, California state voters approved a proposal to spend $ 3 billion on cloning research.

Specifically, each year, the researchers studying stem cells in this state will be supported 300 million USD in 10 years time. After the proposal was approved, a series of biotech companies in the United States flocked to California state to enlist this funding. In this context, many other US states also immediately implemented policies for stem cell research. The Illinois state government is referendum for voters to approve a $ 1 billion grant proposal. The Governor of Winsconsin proposed to build a stem cell research institute worth US $ 375 million .

Stem cell research is one of the Democratic Party's top priorities. This is also the "key" that this party used to win the National Assembly election in November last year. President Bush said he still vetoed the bill after once vetoing it last year. However, American public opinion identifies the door to open stem cell research.

World attitude with stem cell research

With 71 votes in favor, 35 votes against and 43 abstentions, on February 18, 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted a statement calling on governments to prohibit human duplication in any form, including techniques. used in stem cell research. However, this proposal did not reach consensus among countries around the world.

Many countries prohibit human cloning but still allow the use of stem cells in scientific research. So far, European countries have allowed the study of stem cells including Sweden, Finland, Greece and the Netherlands. England and Belgium have allowed human embryos to be cloned to get stem cells. The Netherlands, France, Denmark and Spain only allow human embryos to be redundant during artificial insemination. Germany and Austria only allow the study of imported stem cells from other countries.

In Asia, countries like Singapore, South Korea, China, India and Japan also see stem cell research as a way to lead in the field of biotechnology. Highlights in this area are Korea. In February 2004, Korean scientists successfully cloned the first human embryo and collected stem cells. Another Chosun University team helped a woman walk after 20 years of paralysis, using stem cells in the umbilical cord blood to repair her spine. The Korean government wants to become the world's seventh largest country in biotechnology by 2012.

Hanh Chi