German scientists said on Tuesday they planned to import human embryo stem cells from the United States for research. Germany has banned the killing of embryos for scientific research, and embryo stem cells are culled from tiny human babies who have been killed, so the scientists are trying to side-step the law. A spokesman for the federal Justice Ministry said importing embryo cells was not illegal. (Pro-Life E-News)
The complete text of the abortion debate in the Northern Ireland legislative assembly last Tuesday (20 June) can be found here, below the debate on postal services in rural areas.
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