Misleading the public on stem cell research…
Monday, August 9th, 2004The misrepresentation of this issue to the public by those in positions of influence continues. For example, this AP story -
Calif. GOP Opposes Stem Cell Proposition
The headline is very misleading as the GOP opposed the proposition, but it was not a stem cell proposition. It was an embryonic stem cell proposition. For the media and lobbyists on this issue to continue to blur the lines between embryonic and adult stem cell is unacceptable. If I were a reporter and wrote up a story on M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and headlined it “Mothers against driving”…would that be fair? Nope… and neither is this. For it is obvious the writer knows the difference between the two as he mentions it later in the story…
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