Chicago Tribune: Candidates Not Shy about Stem Cells

The Chicago Tribune’s take on the Michael J. Fox stem cell ad indicates that the stem cell issue will get hotter as election day gets closer. At the heart of McCaskill’s campaign–and the campaigns of more than a dozen Democratic candidates running for the House, Senate and governor–is support for the controversial research and the […]

The Chicago Tribune's take on the Michael J. Fox stem cell ad indicates that the stem cell issue will get hotter as election day gets closer.

At the heart of McCaskill's campaign--and the campaigns of more than a dozen Democratic candidates running for the House, Senate and governor--is support for the controversial research and the possibility that it may unlock cures for a range of diseases and conditions affecting 100 million people nationwide.

Candidates from Maryland to Wisconsin and New Jersey to Illinois plan to spend the closing days of the election season emphasizing their support for the research.

Fox is scheduled to appear at a campaign rally Tuesday in Wheaton to support Tammy Duckworth, the Democrat running to replace retiring Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.).

Perhaps it's only the opponents of embryonic stem cell research who are wary of addressing the science in their stump speeches.