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Sound Science Advancing the health and well-being of all Americans requires medical research and policy that is grounded in sound science. Unfortunately, because of their own narrow religious beliefs, some people would prefer to sacrifice sound research that could help all Americans. We deserve to benefit from the best scientific and medical research possible -- it just makes sense.
Our tax dollars fund most of the medical research in this country, and the government regulates many advances in the medical and health fields. It is critical that our publicly backed scientific institutions and policies are guided by objectivity, facts, and evidence, and not by ideology. Unfortunately, some people would prefer that their religious beliefs guide our government's scientific endeavors -- even if it means sacrificing potentially life-saving technologies that could benefit all Americans. This is the case with stem cell research, which is essentially prohibited using federal dollars due to objections based on certain faiths. Public funding must be invested in advancing science that benefits all of us.
Sound science has also been limited in other ways. The FDA, for example, has overruled the findings of doctors and scientists and obstructed our ability to obtain emergency contraceptives. This action seems to have been taken based solely on the religious beliefs of political appointees and those who influence them.
Manipulating scientific advancements because of narrow religious beliefs endangers us all.
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