Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)), on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.
STEM CELL RESEARCH
That this House welcomes the decision of President Obama to lift restrictions on stem cell research; notes the ability of certain stem cells to grow into any type of tissue in the body, and that this could transform medicine through treatments that replace and regenerate damaged or diseased tissue and organs; looks forward to greater collaboration between UK and US scientists and hopes for a boost to regenerative medicine research for the benefit of mankind; further notes the need to respect the dignity of human life and ensure that such research does not violate ethical principles; and opposes the intentional creation of human embryos for research purposes.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received an amendment.
- STEM CELL RESEARCH (1030A1)
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The Early day motion has received an amendment
sponsored by
Evan Harris
(primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Sunday, 19 April 2009.
It has been signed by
2 members in total.
- leave out from `life' to end and add `and the special status of the embryo; and recognises that the current law, which only allows embryos to be created for medical research where there is no alternative, strikes an appropriate balance between the status of the embryo and the recognition of the dignity of humans suffering from serious diseases.'.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1030
- 1030A1
- Session
- 2008-09
- Other sponsors
- Chris McCafferty
- Alasdair McDonnell
- Martin Caton
- Ann Cryer
- Rudi Vis
- Subjects
- Medicine
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2022-10-22 13:37:09 +0100
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