Various Views     

Stem cell research has resulted in substantial debate and discussion. While most people and organizations support adult stem cell research, including the use of stem cells from umbilical cord blood and amniotic fluid, controversy continues to surround embryonic stem cell research. The links in this section of our web site will take you to organizations that reflect a wide range of views on this important issue.

Additional links to supporting organizations can be found in the "Partners & Resources" section of this website.

ALS Association

Alzheimer's Association

American Association for Cancer Research

American Catholic Church

American Diabetes Association

American Medical Association

American Society for Cell Biology

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of American Universities

Association of Independent Research Institutes

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

B'nai B'rith International

Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research

Children's Neurobiological Solutions Foundation

Do No Harm  

Episcopal Church

Genetics Policy Institute

Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organization of America

Harvard University Office of Federal Relations

International Society for Stem Cell Research

Islam

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

National Conference of State Legislators - Genetics Legislation Database

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section

National Health Council

National Institutes of Health

National MS Society

Orthodox Church in America

Parkinson’s Action Network

Pittsburgh Development Center

Presbyterian Church

Research!America

Resolve: The National Infertility Association

Right to Life of Michigan

Society for Women's Health Research  

Southern Baptist Convention

Stanford School of Medicine

Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation

Student Society for Stem Cell Research

Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research

United Church of Christ

United Methodist Church

Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America & The Rabbinical Counsel of America

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

U. S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

Vanderbilt University

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

WiCell

 

MORE ON VARIOUS VIEWS
For more information about Various Views on embryonic stem cell research, view this article on the positions of religions and this article on the status of the research in various states. (Please note that the article on the states was printed January 2008, so the changes in Michigan law that took place on Nov. 4, 2008 are not reflected.)