Embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) is now the preeminent polarizing issue. This is especially true in California where voters approved a three billion state bond issue authorizing the use of tax dollars to fund this research. The author, a pro-life Catholic who "lacked fluency in the terms of the debate" explains in a non-scientific way what ESCR is and why proponents believe it has more potential than adult stem-cells, even though adult stem-cell use, which has been approved by the Catholic Church has shown much more promise than ESCR. He also lays out the reasons for the Church's vehement opposition.

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