June 13, 2008 - Today the Catholic bishops of the United States overwhlemingly approved a new policy statement on embryonic stem cell research, by a vote of 191 to 1. The statement is attached in PDF format, and also is available at:
www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/bioethic/bishopsESCRstmt.pdf
Also see our newly updated bulletin insert on stem cell research and cloning here, available for downloading: www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/bioethic/stemcell/Q&ABulletinInsert.pdf
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The bishops' statement will soon be available from our Publications office in a very attractive brochure format. Both documents will also soon be available in Spanish. The related new video from SaintMax Worldwide, "Stem Cell Research: Cures We Can All Live With," will be available from SaintMax itself and from our Publications office, and we are talking with SaintMax about also making this available in a version dubbed into Spanish.
The attached informal talking points about the statement may also be of help in answering any questions from news media and others. Please let us know if you have any questions of your own.
Richard Doerflinger
USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat
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