63.63%	Yes
35.6%	No

Comment: This is the kind of research that can lead to saving so many lives, I don't understand why we wouldn't support it as much as possible. from Portland by Brian

Comment: NO! Stop spending money! How many times do we have to say it? by ~Maine Momma~

Comment: I do believe in pouring billions of dollars into LIFE! Look at the billions of dollars being poured into the war = DEATH! Our world need to be flipped over, and start from the beginning once again! from Sanford by Lacota

Comment: Maine is just way too conservative, except for maybe Portland. by Diana

Comment: This is a way of moving forward and I agree it should be done. Policies of the past failed so bring on a new future. from Brunswick, Maine by Dan

Comment: I find it interesting he can mess with our bodies-like god- but can't allow gay marraige/unions from poland/me by d

Comment: It is time for science, not religion in his matter. from Lisbon by Morgan

Comment: He is destroying a life! Life starts at conception. from Lewiston,Me

Comment: might as well use for research from oob by babs

Comment: Yes and NO. Yes, because of the valuable medical advancements that can be made. But, No, because we should not be trying to play god. Keep it under tight restrictions and I can be ok with it. from Westbrook by Matt

Comment: There is no need for embryonic stem cell research when adult stem cells have already proven to be better. from Lewiston by George

Comment: If it saves one person, it will be worth it. from Carthage, Me by Daveen

Comment: highly agree from lew by pam

Comment: yes deffently from lewiston, maine by brian

Comment: Hopefully this will expedite the cure for many of the diseases out there. My wife has MS so I am very interested in where this will lead researchers. from Hollis, Maine by Brandon

Comment: YES. Bush suppressed science long enough in this country while attempting to mix politics and religion. from Portland by Josh

Comment: We need to be at the forefront of this technology, not falling behind other countries. Stem cell research can generate cures for some of our most expensive and deadly diseases! from Yarmouth, Maine by Evelyn

Comment: Although I am generally conservative, I have always supported stem cell research. If you watch a loved one suffer from a disease that might be helped by this research, it will change your mind fast !! from Harrison by Kip

Comment: Keep the goverment out of it. Let the private sector research it at there expence notthe tax payer from Sabattus me by irene

Comment: Of all of the Bush policies, this has been the largest failure, in terms of impacts to our society. Limiting potential break throughs in medicine, based on religious doctrine, is terrible. I guess I am now a heritic. from SP by S

Comment: Obama is not God. from Portland by sam

Comment: A human embryo is, in fact, a human LIFE! It is just to small to protect itself and deserves out protection. from Naples, ME by David

Comment: I think it is an amazing thing that he is doing. Although I do not believe in abortion, stem cell research is one of the most promising things that we can do, to get cures for diseases that are uncureable right now. So Props to Pres Obama. from sanford, Me by Sarah

Comment: The research will save many lives or at the very least provide cures for many, and with stem cells that would have other wise been disposed of at some point. from Turner, ME by Garrick

Comment: He is yet again, in an arrogant and continuing series, making an evil decision. from Turner/Maine by Bill

Comment: NO, I THINK ITS MURDER!!! BUT IT DOESN`T SURPRISE ME ANYWAY, HE IS NOT A MORAL PERSON,AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HUMAN LIFE. from springvale,me. by dora

Comment: My son has been paralyzed for almost 4 years so I definately agree with President Obama. If there are eggs that are not being used and could potentially be destroyed, I definatelt afgree with usaing them for either research or for actual stem cell treatment. As a parent, I want nothing more than to see my son walk again. from Gray, ME by Vicky

Comment: It will add to the ongoing stem cell research in the private sector such as at Hughes and keep us from falling behind the rest of the world. from Augusta by Ann

Comment: I believe it is unethical to do this and stem cells can be found in other ways which would be fine. from N.Waterboro, Me by Bill

Comment: Absolutely! And what is the difference between dystroying by disposing of them and using them in ways that might advance cures for horrific diseases. from Gray, Maine by Jan

Comment: If it is going to be to help humans to prolong their lives then go for it don't hold back. from Hollis , Maine 04042 by Angel

Comment: Science and politics should be kept seperate. This is a fantastic decision and I look forward to my paralyzed husband and many, many more benefiting from the finds!! from Auburn, Maine by Erin

Comment: This isn't about religion or the us government not allowing research, this is about private industry not wanting to fund this research. Apparently private industries know something the federal government doesn't know about Stem cell research. from Monmouth by Brady

Comment: The blood of many lives will be on the President's hands. I do understand the need of research,but there has to be another way to get the needed info. from Dixfield ME by Dot

Comment: Absolutely! Early research results are very encouraging. from South Portland, Maine by Carol

Comment: it is immoral by Denise

Comment: it's about time to get this country going again with science. from Norway/Maine by Dawn

Comment: Federal money should not be thrown at such a controversial special interest group, especially in a time of such economic distress. People who support embryonic research should be able to donate their own money into a private fund, rather than using the tax dollars of many people who object to the practice and now will have no say as to how their tax dollars will be used. from Brunswick, ME by Shannon

Comment: Yes, he has given millions of people HOPE which is what Bush took away from people. from Westbrook, Maine by Karen

Comment: The facts bare out that it is ADULT stem cells that have shown the most promise in research, not stem cells from fetal tissue. Researchers in private industry in the US and Japan have genetically engineered stem cells. In a few years these GE stem cells will be in medical use, so what's the need for government interference? from Waldoboro, Me. by J

Comment: My husband had a stem cell transplant in march of 2003 and is still here with me today. I think alot of good would come from the stem cell research.Please let them do the rearch!!!!!!! from Stow,Me by Debbie

Comment: Mr Reeves would be elated. from rumford maine by Fre

Comment: My wife has a disease that could be helped by this type of research. We have lost several valuable years. Thanks a lot, Bush. NOT! Thank you Obama! REALLY from Farmington ME by Tom

Comment: No I do not and we will be asking for more problems than we now have! from Sanford by Ruth

Comment: We will all pay for this decision. We reap what we sew. Our nations morals are being eaten away. For those of us who have lived over 70 years know this. Freedom is not FREE. from Sanford ME by Charles

Comment: If it is only the umbilical cord,it would be an excellent and right thing to do to help people from Gardiner by Bruce

Comment: I believe it is taking a life. Also, there have been excellent results using placenta cells and even adult cells. from Waterboro, ME by Jean

Comment: It might do some good...We won't know till the experiments are done... from Westbrook by B

Comment: Save Lives by destroying Lives! No Way from Biddeford, Maine by Rev.Brian

Comment: It is against everything I believe in. from Bath, ME by J

Comment: Finally a President with intelligence! from bath,me by judy

Comment: ABSOLUTELY! It is about time! from Maine by Chez

Comment: I believe that this should have been past long ago. I think that the President is doing the right thing. It could help a lot of people. from Livermore Falls Me. by Sandra

Comment: The research can be done without the use of embryonic stem cells.Obama places little or no value on the unborn. He has just proved it again. from Oakland/ME by Tim

Comment: the question is who will pay for the recearch cost the smokers like every thing elce the president dont care about the people he proved that with the raise of cigerett prices and he did it behind everyons back i knew it would be a big mistake having him as a president from jay me by scott

Comment: I believe adult stem cell research is ok, but taking a life for research is just wrong, and that's what embryonic stem cell research would do...killing babies is just wrong, I'm very disappointed in the Presidents decision. from Readfield, ME by Terry

Comment: Adult stem cells show promise, actual life saving results and don't end human life. Embryonic Stem cells have no positive results and end a human life. Trading one life for another is unacceptable! from Belmont/NH by Jean

Comment: People like a quadriplegic friend of mine in Michigan can now have hope they may benefit from stem cell research which was sidelined for nearly a decade.. from Cumberland, Maine by Sue

Comment: PLL. WHO DISLIKE STEM CELL RESEARCH ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE A LOVED ONE THAT NEEDS THIS RESEARCH FOR A BETTER LIFE. from Biddeford by Trina

Comment: Living, disabled by two (2) conditions which BOTH can benefit from such research, I tearfully applaude our President. Science (FACTS) MUST trump emotionalism if we are to survive. from Saco, ME 04072 by Kevin

Comment: For those who view this as wasteful spending...open your eyes! This could save your life or a loved one's life some day. from Lisbon Falls, ME by Pete

Comment: Absolutely! To impede medical research in this day and age would be a sin. from Portland, ME by Peg

Comment: A very important point that is never reported is; Materials not used in research is trashed. These materials are living organisms. Isn't humanity helping research better than trashing? from Raymond, Maine by James

Comment: An Embryonic Stem cell is a living entity. Stem cell research has, and is, being carried on without the use of further lines of embryonic stem cells. It has been shown that they are not as scientifically successful as adult stem cells, which are being used with very promissing results. Bush never stopped stem cell reasearch. He just limited it to the lines already available, and to adult stem cells. Also, no one is explaining that it will take from ten to fifteen years to develope any results from the new embryonic stem cell research. Of course we all want advances in medical treatments. We all want lives to be saved. That is: saved, not distroyed by harvesting embreos for research that can be, and is being, done without them. Funny how it's an embyro when we want to think of it as disposable, but when someone wants "it", we call it a baby. Wake up and realize that good will not come from evil such as this. from Richmond, Maine by Jane

Comment: No, I do not agree with President Obama. It's basically making it "OK" to kill an innocent child, that never had a chance to live his or her life. It may help others, but I just dont think it's right. from South Paris, Maine by Amanda

Comment: I agree with Pres. Obama's decision to lift the ban.I have diabetes and it might not help me in my lifetime but might eliminate the problem in the future. i am guessing that MOST people voting against this decision DONT have diabetes or aren't paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Pres. Bush voted for the ban but sent our young too die in Iraq in a war that should never had been. What disturbs me is the idea of the "designer babies" that can have a choice of hair color,eye color etc.To me thats SCARY. IMHO from bridgton,Maine by Jim

Comment: I have never been a big Obama fan, but his stem cell decision really changed my mind about him. My father is 51, and he has been suffering with excruciating pain caused by chronic and debilitating Rheumatiod Arthritis(RA)for over 20 years now, with no remission. Since this disease has no cure, and a prognosis of persistent, increasing pain, and the gradual diminishing of one's ability to move to do normal activities of daily living, as well as preform even the simplist of tasks including opening a jar or buttoning a shirt. Furthermore, the RA medications that do exist do NOT cure this disease, they only slow the progression of the disease, and they only work on certain individuals, not to mention they are extremely dangerous as they technically kill the immune system to prevent it from attacking and killing cartilage and vital organs such as the heart, liver, brain, eyes, etc... which puts him at great risk of dying from something as common as the "common cold". Also, these medications are so expensive that many who suffer with this terrible disease cannot afford the Thousands of dollars the medications cost every month to purchase them. So do I think stem cell research is a good idea? You're darn right I do! I would give anything to see my father pain-free, even if it was for only one day. I hope that stem cell research finds a cure for RA so that my father can have his life back, so that he can feel well enough to pick up and hug his granddaughter. I want my Dad to be around long enough to see her graduate from high school, and longer. When I heard Obama's decision I was so happy I actually cried. To all of those who oppose this decision, please think of how much GOOD stem cell research can do for people. Imagine not being able to hold or play with your own child or grandchild. Please let us help our fellow suffering men and women, and let them help my Dad... Please. from Augusta, Maine by Amy

Comment: This decision will potentially help millions of people suffering from diseases that plague our world. Obama has great courage facing this controversial issue. from Portland/ Maine by Eve

Comment: To walk again. To live. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Separation of Church and State was resolved with Roe v. Wade. Thank you Mr. President for turning the clock forward. I pray that ignorance will fail and honesty for reality will prevail. It's about time we accepted the fact that the Sun does not revolve around our Earth. from New Gloucester by Rich

Comment: My husband has MS and there are many being told daily that they have some sort of desease, that stem cell research will hopefully benefit all of us at one point in our lives. from Lewiston, ME by K

Comment: This is immoral and unnecessary from Richmond, Me by David

Comment: yes i do because there is alot of imbilical cords being thrown away that can help the handicap. and maybe they will be able to work again. and not collect and jugde people. and many kids wont have to take care of there hadicaped parent while growing up like i did. and they can be kids. i think its crule to though them away. and not help people. no collect. so the working is burdend as much as they are now and crime will go down. stem sells is found not just in a petree dish. thats wisdom. from biddeford, ma by laurie