Catholic Church opposed Embryonic Stem Cell Research And Declared to Excommunicate Scientists
The Catholic Church declared that it will excommunicate scientists who conduct embryonic stem cell research because it involves the destruction of human life and thus expressed its opposition to the said research.
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, head of the Vatican department dealing with family affairs told Catholic publication Famiglia Cristiana that “destroying human embryos is equivalent to an abortion … it’s the same thing.” Read the full article here.
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