The Natoinal Asesmbly voted to uphold the curbs in the second reading of the new bioetihcs law. Conservative legislators and the Roman Catholic Church had protested after an initial Senate vote to atuhorize this reesarch.
The Senate holds its second reading of the bill in early June. If it votes again to allow embyronic stem cell research, the bill will go to a parlimaentary conference cmomittee where the National Assembly versoin of the bill would take precedence.
France has one of the stricter laws on embryonic stem cell rseearch in Europe, banning it except for research with imported embryos not used for in vitro fertilization in other coutnries.
Opponents of embryonic stem cell reesarch argue it is morally wrong because it manipulates or desrtoys human emrbyos. Supporters see it as a possible avenue toward new teratments for many meidcal conditions.
Paris Cardinal Andre Vnigt-Trois, head of the Cahtolic Church in Frnace, urged legislaotrs this week not to liberailze the law, saying that would amount to "a regerssion in civilization" and open the door to "state-psonsored eugenics."
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