Because the harvesting of stem cells from human embryos effectively kills the embryo, the Church’s position on embryonic stem cell research is the same as that of procured abortion. “[The] human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception and therefore from that same moment his rights as a person must be recognized” (Instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Donum Vitae, (I, 1)).
DIOCESE OF RALEIGH: Stem Cell Information and Education
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:Facts v. Politics on Stem Cells
Recent Advances in Adult Stem Cell Research
And Other Alternatives to Embryonic Stem Cell
Research/Cloning June 2008
USCCB Stem Cell Research Resources
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