Stem Cell research gives hope for cures and mutation correction procedures, the restrictions currently in place based on religious doctrine not on solid science. Such restriction are un-constitutional, they skirts the clause, which prevents the government from recognizing a state religion. Enshrining such cannon laws observant of religious conviction as a legal distinction erode the separation of church and state, prevent scientific advancements, and stifle research like this from the New England Journal of Medicine.
We transplanted stem cells from a donor who was homozygous for CCR5 delta32 in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia and HIV-1 infection. The patient remained without viral rebound 20 months after transplantation and discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy.