Mr. Brown, battling to get his Human Embryology and Fertilization Bill through Parliament with as little damage as possible, insisted that "we owe it to ourselves and our future generation to introduce these measures, and ... to give our unequivocal backing within the right framework of rules and standards to stem-cell research."
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"There are times to consider these things, but the right thing to do at the moment is to give the full support and the full force of government behind the troops on the ground," Mr. Brown said.
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