AP Admits Ethical Adult Stem Cells Ahead of Embryonic

It’s what good friend Dr. David Prentice has been telling us all along. Ethical adult stem cells are the only stem cells that are helping real people with real diseases. Now comes public confirmation in an August 2 Associated Press story.

“For all the emotional debate that began about a decade ago on allowing the use of embryonic stem cells, it’s adult stem cells that are in human testing today,” says the article. “Adult stem cells are being studied in people who suffer from multiple sclerosis, heart attacks and diabetes. Some early results suggest stem cells can help some patients avoid leg amputation.” The story talks about how early this research is and describes success stories with real patients.
If you watch the news cycle carefully, you will see stories that appear regularly about stem cell success in human patients. The key to understanding these stories is to know that ALL of these successes come from using ethical adult stem cells. Sometimes the stories make this distinction, and sometimes they falsely lead the reader to believe that unethical embryonic stem cells are lifting the load.

Dr. Prentice has done yeoman work to help the public understand that you don’t need to destroy living human embryos to successfully treat patients. It is great to see an independent news source substantiate Dr. Prentice’s findings.

Read AP article here.

Barbara Lyons