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It was a real honor to host Dr. David Prentice on the program today. He was Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University, Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine, and is now Senior Fellow for Life Sciences at the Family Research Council. Dr. Prentice has carried out ethical stem cell research and, from his position of authority, he made several important points. He reminded us:

1. That, scientifically, human life begins at conception;
2. That almost all of about 400 thousand embryonic human beings currently stored at IVF clinics are not about to be destroyed but are considered children by their parents–and, if need be, can be adopted by other childess couples;
3. That before President Obama mandated taxpayer support of destructive embryonic stem cell research the U.S. was already spending more on it than the rest of the world COMBINED;
4. That non-embryonic stem cell research, especially adult stem cell research, is the field that is already successfully treating human patients and adult and the new Induced Pluripotent Stem cells show greater promise than destructive embryonic stem cell research; and
5. That non-embryonic stem cell research is the field that private funds are supporting simply because it is more likely to be successful than destructive embryonic research. 

All in all, it was a refreshing and expert defense of the Culture of Life…I hope those in the media were listening!