An amendment demanding that financing of research should be limited to embryonic stem cell lines created before 31 December 2003 was rejected by Parliament (amendment 319, rejected with 255 in favour, 274 against with 35 abstentions) Another amendment calling for a ban of a financing via the FP7 of the use of embryos and embryonic stem cells for purposes of scientific research was rejected (amendment 354 rejected with 238 votes in favour 287 against with 40 abstentions )
Eiropas Parlaments atbalsta, ka var turpināt finansēt pieaugušo un embriju cilvēka cilmes šūnu pētniecību, precizējot, ka tas jādara saskaņā ar stingriem nosacījumiem: finansējuma piešķiršana rūpīgi jāvērtē atkarībā no pētījumu nolūka un, vadoties no tā, vai pētījumi atļauti attiecīgajā dalībvalstī.