College Republican President featured in Monday's Collegian
Mar 07 2006 at 4:39 PM
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This letter was featured in Wednesday's Collegian...

“This letter is a response to an opinion piece in The Collegian entitled, ‘Stem Cell Research Should Go Forward.’ As usual, this debate has become misdirected and overly divisive. But let’s all take a deep breath and approach this subject like the reasonable college-students we claim to be.
“Currently, the federal government does not limit private investment in stem-cell research. In other words, stem-cell research is not illegal. The true debate is over whether or not to dedicate taxpayer money to an ethically questionable science. So why aren’t private investors clamoring to fund stem-cell research. Because there has been very little, if any, hard evidence that stem-cell research works. Contrary to popular belief; no quadriplegics have stood to their feet and walked as a result of stem-cell related medical procedures. It is clear that if stem-cell related medical procedures yield successful results the private industry will fall all over itself to invest in this science… However, I cannot expect my government to fund questionable and controversial science that creates a public outcry and may be of little use.”
— Tal Eslick
President
CSUF College Republicans