John McCain seemed to favor embryonic stem cell research more than the other members of his Republican party; at least that’s what he said in 2007. Now, he’s taking a different stance. Now, he claims it “a federal crime for researchers to use cells or fetal tissue from an embryo created for research purposes.” Sounds like a pretty clear “flip-flop” to me.
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Although presidential candidate John McCain has reaffirmed support for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, scientists fear that his actual policies would criminalize their work.