Ethical questions Turning to ethical issues, which have been lively discussed during the debate, the Parliament followed the line of the ITRE committee, saying that the research on the use of human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member state(s) involved. (amendment 66 adopted with 284 votes in favour 249 against and 32 abstentions) As regards the use of human embryonic stem cells, institutions, organisations and researchers must be subject to strict licensing and control in accordance with the legal framework of the Member State(s) involved.
Parlaments atbalstīja Komisijas ierosinājumu, ka Programma nefinansēs pētījumus, kas paredzēti cilvēku šūnu klonēšanai reproduktīvos nolūkos, pētījumus, kas maina cilvēku ģenētisko mantojumu.