Controversy Over Stem-Cell Research Keeps Charities On Sidelines : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: Another aspect of Komen's activities hasn't received much attention: Komen's position on research using human embryonic stem cells. Despite raising millions of dollars for breast cancer research, Komen hasn't funded any of this work, prompting questions about whether that decision is rooted in politics.
Officials from Komen maintain that while the group doesn't have a formal ban on research involving human embryonic stem cells, they say they just haven't found anything worth funding yet.
Komen isn't alone. Neither the American Center Society nor the American Heart Association funds research with human embryonic stem cells.
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