St. Louis, Mo., Nov 28, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The issue of embryonic stem cell research has reached Missouri's Catholic churches. Sunday, parishioners were told not to support this kind of medical research.
Rev. Thomas Keller of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis said, "The destruction of human life, even in it's embryonic form, is something that is evil that we don't want to participate in. We want to educate our folks that there's more to the story than simply saying this is a type of research on human cells."
The message is in response to a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent any stem cell research from getting banned in Missouri.
Donn Rubin is chairman of Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures which is proposing the amendment.