The Answer to the Stem Cell Debate?

President Bush had mounds of criticism heaped upon him when he vetoed the Stem Cell Research bill. The president stuck to his belief that the kind of research promoted by the bill would destroy life, and despite the polls showing overwhelming support. The debate was full of rhetoric such as John Edwards famous line about "Christopher Reeve getting up out of his wheelchair and walking" if we only passed the bill.

How then will the critics respond to this:

A stem cell breakthrough by American scientists is set to overturn ethical objections to potentially live-saving research.

They have found how to make stem cells from embryos without destroying the embryo in the process - an advance that could open the door to billions of dollars in research funding.

Stem-cell research, which specialists believe holds the key to treating many diseases, has been crippled in the US by the religious Right, backed by the Bush Administration. Federal support for such research has been banned because it involves the destruction of embryos.

Now a team at Advanced Cell Technology - a private company - has found that it is possible to create human stem cells using one or two cells from an early embryo, without doing any damage to the embryo.

Did you notice any "Breaking New" banners or "Special Reports" when this news came out? I didn't. This could be the answer that satisfies the moral values (or lack thereof) of both sides of the stem cell argument, but don't expect much coverage in the media. They're not interested in anything that would negate criticism of Bush.