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Ohio Diocese Discourages ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
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A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group’s funding of embryonic stem cell research is “in direct conflict with Catholic teaching …

Catholic Archdiocese denounces “Ice Bucket Challenge” over stem cell research
Salon
The Catholic Church fears that they money will go to embryonic stem cell research. With embryonic stem cell research, as opposed to adult stem cell research, the stem cells must be taken from, you guessed it a four to five day old embryo. The …
Catholic leaders denounce ice bucket challenge, cite moral problem over stem …WJLA
Send Your Ice Bucket Challenge Donation to Ethical, Successful Adult Stem Cell …LifeNews.com
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Why Are Some People Protesting or Refusing to Donate to the ALS Association’s …
TheBlaze.com
Some believe that embryonic stem cell research, which typically leads to the destruction of embryonic cells, will lead to health care advances and cures to certain diseases. But many pro-life activists and religious individuals disagree with destroying …

Why Some Catholics Won’t Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
TIME
Father Michael Duffy, whose blog post on the issue has been shared on Facebook more than 100,000 times, said he started hearing chatter online two weeks ago suggesting that donations to the ALS Association might be used for embryonic stem cell …

Local Catholic leaders take ALS ‘challenge’ day after stem–cell controversy
WCPO
“Currently, the association is funding one study using embryonic stem cells (ESC), and the stem cell line was established many years ago under ethical guidelines set by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),” Bracken said.

J&J signs stem cell type 1 diabetes deal with ViaCyte
PharmaTimes
Johnson & Johnson has linked up with ViaCyte with a view to getting rights to the stem cell specialist’s investigational treatment for type 1 diabetes. A deal has been inked giving J&J’s Janssen unit “a future right to evaluate a transaction” related …

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Ohio diocese discourages ice bucket challenge, cites ALS funding of stem cell …
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CINNCINNATI – A Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio is discouraging its 113 schools from participating in the ice bucket challenge to benefit the ALS Association, saying the group’s funding of embryonic stem cell research is “in direct conflict with …
Cincinnati Archdiocese freezes Catholic school donations to ice bucket …Washington Post (blog)
Ohio diocese discourages ALS Association ice bucket challenge, cites …Times Colonist
Archdiocese of Cincinnati douses enthusiasm for ice-bucket challenge in …WCPO
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