Most Americans Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Most Americans Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Poll - US News and World Report: Americans overwhelmingly support embryonic stem cell research, and that backing stretches across a broad range of demographic groups, including Republicans, Catholics and born-again Christians, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll. Almost three-quarters (72 percent) of the adults surveyed believe that scientists should be allowed to use embryonic stem cells left over from in vitro fertilization procedures to search for potential treatments or ways to prevent diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes and other conditions. Only 12 percent oppose using stem cells for biomedical research, numbers that mirror those from a similar poll conducted in 2005.