U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Stem Cell Ads Nationwide

WASHINGTON, October 21, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week launches a nationwide
two-week ad campaign highlighting the issue of stem cell research. The ads
draw a clear distinction between embryonic stem cell research, which
requires the destruction of human life at the embryonic stage, and adult
stem cell research.

"Stem cell research is one of the most important moral issues of our
day, but it is also one of the most distorted," said Cathy Cleaver Ruse,
Esq., Director of Planning and Information for the USCCB's Secretariat
for Pro-Life Activities. "In the public debate, embryo-destructive
research has been greatly hyped, while the proven results of ethical adult
stem cell research are very nearly ignored."

"Our ads explain that adult stem cell research is already helping
people with heart disease, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's and many other
diseases. Embryonic stem cells, on the other hand, have not helped one
single human patient, and they come with a hefty price tag: the
deliberate destruction of human life," Ruse said. "As our ads state: science
does not have to kill in order to cure."

The ads will appear in USA Today, The Washington Times and the National
Catholic Reporter. The ads have also gone to dioceses nationwide for
use in local publications.

To view the ads visit:
www.usccb.org/prolife/stemcellads.htm