Poll Finds Support for Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research
The majority of Americans support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll. USA Today reports that 55% of poll participants said they support federal funding for research on embryos "left over from fertility treatments." Sixty-eight percent of respondents said that they are in favor of funding for research conducted on adult stem cells, 46% support funds for research on embryos created specifically for research purposes and 28% support funding for research on embryos cloned from human cells (Benedetto/Keen, USA Today, 8/7).