Specter Praises Obama on Stem Cells

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter is applauding President Barack Obama's executive order reversing the Bush Administration's stance on stem cell research. The Republican says the restoration of federal funding will help scientific research. The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation is upset with the move, calling the decision a "tragic mistake," and arguing the research destroys the potential for life in embryonic cells. Specter disagrees with that argument. “It is not a matter that they're going to be used to produce life. They're going to either be discarded or used for scientific research. If these frozen embryos could be used to produce life I certainly would never advocate their use in scientific research.” Specter says he's hopeful embryonic stem cell research can help scientists battling cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease and other illnesses.