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LOTTOPOL- POLL RESULTS NEWSLETTER
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Periodically, this newsletter will highlight some of the more interesting results obtained from the polling conducted by LOTTOPOL.
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Wide support for therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research. |
The participants were asked the question:
Should research involving therapeutic cloning of embryos which might cure diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease be legal?
The Latest Results are: (% of total answers)
All therapeutic cloning of embryos should be illegal and banned.(22.54%)
Therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research should be legal.(42.88%)
No opinion or would rather not answer that question. (34.58%)
The results can be broken down by how the participants voted for president. Which shows, for those who indicated that they voted for Bush in 2000:
The Answers Were: (% of total answers)
All therapeutic cloning of embryos should be illegal and banned.(31.82%)
Therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research should be legal.(37.01%)
No opinion or would rather not answer that question. (31.17%)
for those who indicated that they voted for Gore in 2000:
The Answers Were: (% of total answers)
All therapeutic cloning of embryos should be illegal and banned.(20.29%)
Therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research should be legal.(53.62%)
No opinion or would rather not answer that question. (26.09%)
The House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would outlaw all human cloning including therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research.
The issue of cloning embryos for medical research is closely related to the issue of embryonic stem-cell research. It appears that stem-cells extracted from embryos might be successfully used to develop cures for ailments such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Many researchers have said that in order to prevent rejection by the patient's immune system, genetic material from the patient would have to be introduced into the stem-cells that were to be used for curing diseases. The legislation outlawing all cloning would impose criminal penalties even on patients in the USA who were treated with therapies derived from therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical purposes
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Interesting Aspects of the Results:
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Overall, poll participants said that therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research should be legal by an almost two-to-one ratio.
Those who indicated that they had voted for Gore overwhelmingly favored keeping therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research legal by almost a three-to-one ratio. Those who indicated that they had voted for Bush also said that therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research should be legal, but by a narrower margin. Interesting, those who indicated that they had voted for Nader split evenly over the issue. This may be a reflection of the fact that Nader's support appears to have come in part from those opposed to genetic engineering. Arguably curing ailments such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease by the use of therapeutic cloning of embryos is a form of genetic engineering as is in-vitro fertilization.
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