A group of leading scientists and ethicists has developed a proposal to create pluripotent stem cells without destroying human embryos, in the hope of breaking the current political stalemate over embryo research and moving the country forward in a way all citizens can embrace. The proposal has been spearheaded by Robert P. George, a member of the EPPC board and the President's Council on Bioethics, and Dr. Markus Grompe, a leading stem cell scientist.

• Click here to read the joint statement and the names of the 35 scientists and ethicists who endorsed it: Production of Pluripotent Stem Cells by Oocyte Assisted Reprogramming.
   
• Click here to read the related Wall Street Journal op-ed by Professor George and Dr. Grompe: Creative Science Will Resolve Stem-Cell Issues.
   
• For more background, click here to read the EPPC press release: A Possible Method of Producing Embryonic-Type Stem Cells May Break Political Impasse.