According to Dr. David Prentice, the answer is “no.”
LifeNews reports that the cloning company is claiming it produced ethical embryonic stem cells by extracting one cell from a multi-celled embryo. The company made similar claims earlier this year while neglecting to reveal that all the embryos used in the research died. Now they apparently expect us to “trust them.” Excerpt:
… Dr. David Prentice of the Family Research Council told LifeNews.com that ACT's process "still does not meet the ethical threshhold" because "there is significant risk of harm to the embryo by this technique."
Prentice, a former biology professor at Indiana State University, said Lanza's company continues to mislead the media with claims that the process doesn't harm unborn children.
"Not all of Lanza's embryos survived, and those that did were not followed to birth, but only for a few days and then they were frozen," he said. "[Several] recent studies, including in the New England Journal of Medicine, have indicated that there is indeed risk of harm to the embryo."
Even if they do manage to extract stem cells from a particular embryo some day without killing it, the endangerment of human life inherent in the procedure is enough to label the research “unethical.” Considering the amazing new breakthroughs in obtaining embryonic-like stem cells from ordinary skin cells (iPSC), there is no reason to destroy or in this case endanger innocent human embryos.
For more information, check the AdvanceUSA stem cell page.