Obama has put out ads here in Wisconsin, and I believe most likely across the country, describing John McCain as being against Stem Cell Research. As a matter of fact the ad features a woman saying she researched it and McCain is against it.
Stem cells. Another hot topic is stem cell research which promises significant breakthroughs for diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Obama wants to get rid of the ban imposed by president George W Bush which blocks federal funding to research involving embryonic stem cells. According to the democratic candidate this ban has "tied the hands of our scientists, preventing them from competing with other nations ". McCain voted twice against the ban, put forward by Bush in 2001 and hopes the ethical questions can be avoided through technological advances. See Story
As president, John McCain will strongly support funding for promising research programs, including amniotic fluid and adult stem cell research and other types of scientific study that do not involve the use of human embryos. johnmccain.com
As you can see he is not against Stem Cell Research. He is against the creation of embryo's for the sole purpose of research.
The ad also says that McCain wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, which is true, he wants to return the rights to each state to decide, not the Judicial system.
John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench.
Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states. The difficult issue of abortion should not be decided by judicial fiat. johnmccain.com
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