Stem Cell Research – Right to Life of Michigan

Embryo Adoption: A Tale of Twins

For adopted twins Meredith and Mason Bonnema, fall of 2008 represents life and a future for both. Their adoptive parents were finalizing plans to welcome them to their new family.

Meredith and Mason were too small to remember that fall, because they were both smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. They spent the first few months of their adoption in deep freeze, waiting for their chance as embryos to be implanted in their adoptive mother, Kari. Transferred the following February, Meredith and Mason were born in October 2009, about one year after being adopted. While their parents were eagerly waiting for them to become part of their family, a completely different plan was being drawn up for other frozen embryos like Meredith and Mason. Voters in Michigan narrowly approved Proposal 2 in November 2008, allowing embryos to be legally destroyed for experimentation. FULL STORY

The birth of a child is always special, but now with the donation of cord blood -- a baby's birth can also give life to others. Cord blood banks help ensure that patients suffering from a variety of blood ailments have the opportunity to receive a transplant of life-affirming stem cells from umbilical cord blood. MORE

The Great Stem Cell Debate: Understanding the Basics As the debate over stem cell research rages on, Right to Life of Michigan has put together a fact sheet discussing basic information about the issue and the difference between adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells. PDF

Sacrificed Without Consent: Taking From the Unborn, Ending Lives Since stem cells are so versatile there is hope within the medical community that some day the cells can be reprogrammed to cure various diseases. This stem cell fact sheet contains information on the potential of stem cells, stem cell research, and the current legal situation regarding embryonic stem cell research. HTML | PDF

Cloning: No Longer Science Fiction

As we stand at a time when technology is quickly advancing, researchers have begun to bombard our nation and the rest of the world with questions of how far science can and should go. Since the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs and discoveries continues unfettered, our world is continually threatened with attacks on the sanctity of human life. PDF

Many people are nervous about giving blood. The thought of anything related to a needle is enough to make their hair stand on end. There is one way, however, to give a potentially life saving blood gift without suffering any anxiety.

"It's an easy thing," said Mary Sumners of Grand Rapids. "It's super easy to do. I don't usually give blood, so it was a great way to give something." This easy thing is donating umbilical cord blood after childbirth. Cord blood is a rich source of adult stem cells. FULL STORY

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