What is Creighton Universitys position on embryonic stem cell research?
Creighton University, in its public and official identity as a Catholic, Jesuit institution, reaffirms its commitment to Catholic teaching regarding human life. Catholic teaching is clear. It is not morally licit to conduct any research on stem cells obtained from the direct destruction of embryos or fetuses. This is morally wrong because Catholic teaching holds that human life begins with conception. Thus, such procurement of stem cells constitutes a form of abortion.
