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Home / News & PublicationsMichigan Catholic News / 2007 / Residents reject killing embryos

Survey: Residents reject killing embryos

The Michigan Catholic
Published September 28, 2007

Detroit — An overwhelming majority of Michigan residents oppose the killing of human embryos for research purposes, according to a study conducted by a national polling firm.

In the face of legislation to be proposed in Michigan that would open the door to killing human embryos. The Michigan Catholic Conference commissioned a survey on the subject. The poll, conducted on 500 Michigan voters by Virginia-based Public Opinion Strategies, found that:

• 77 percent oppose legislation "that would allow the killing of human embryos and using their stem cells for research."

• 59 percent oppose "stem-cell research that clones human embryos so the stem cells can be removed."

• And 73 percent of respondents agreed with the following statement: "While I think we need to find cures for horrible diseases, I worry about the future if the cloning of human embryos is allowed."

In contrast, 85 percent of those surveyed voiced support for stem-cell research when it did not involve the killing of human embryos, such as research using adult stem cells or cells from umbilical cord blood.

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