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Andrew: That Journal poll you mentioned is probably right about the majority sentiment on the issue, but I’d be more certain of its margin if its question had disclosed not only that the stem cells are “extracted from human embryos” but that the embryos are “destroyed” or “killed” in the process.

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Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review, a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.

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