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stem cell research will greatly
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or treat serious diseases we 2001 % 63 29 7
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The story of the bible is the story of God creating the
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live their lives.
These are some of the results of a Harris Interactive(R) online survey of
2,012 U. Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease .

About the Survey
The Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll is an
exclusive poll that is published in the award-winning Health Industry Edition
of The Wall Street Journal Online at http://www.

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adults conducted between May 25 and 27, 2005 for The Wall Street
Journal Online's Health Industry Edition. 2005 % 23 58 20

Allowing any medical research
using stem cells from human
embryos should be forbidden 2001 % 32 60 8
because it is unethical and 2004 % 15 63 22
immoral.asp. adult population
had been polled with complete accuracy. Dow Jones also provides
news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.

To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
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"The Bible places a tremendous responsibility on
Christians to reach out to our world, and New Life and World in Need will
continue to fulfill those responsibilities.S.

Other key findings from the survey include:

* A majority (72%) of adults tend to agree that as long as the parents of
the embryo give their permission, and the embryo would otherwise be
destroyed, stem cell research should be allowed; this is unchanged from
2004. It draws on the Dow Jones network of more than
1,500 reporters and editors -- the largest staff of business and financial
journalists in the world.harrisinteractive.

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If most scientists believe
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them and let them do it.harrisinteractive.S.wsj.S.

About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through its U.

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, Portions of the Island of Nias,
located near the west coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia, were ravaged by
the December 2004 Tsunami.freebible.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

Press Contacts:
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" Carpenter stated that "the plan is to rebuild
the hospital with a grant. New Life is the sole member of World
in Need. HUNTINGTON STATION, N. While FreeBible.

* More than half (54%) of adults tend to agree that if the federal
government does not fund stem cell research from human embryos, the
United States will fall behind other countries in terms of leadership
in the development of new drugs and preventing diseases. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Party Identification
2001 2004 2005 Republican Democrat Independent
% % % % % %
Should be allowed 61 73 74 60 83 79
Should not be allowed 21 11 14 25 7 11
Not sure/Refused 18 16 12 15 10 10

Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding.


TABLE 3-B
AGREE/DISAGREE WITH SIX STATEMENTS ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY PARTY ID
"Please indicate whether you tend to agree or disagree with the following
statements.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.

About Dow Jones + Company
In addition to The Wall Street Journal and its international and online
editions, Dow Jones + Company (NYSE: DJ; http: //www.com .

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New Life International's World in Need Responds to Medical Exigencies in Nias

It's also fulfilling to tell them that God loves
them and gave his only Son, Jesus, to die for their sins and give them eternal
life," stated McGee.
The mission of New Life is to fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism,
church planting and humanitarian relief. 2005 % 27 48 24

Note: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100% due to rounding. 17 30 9 14


Downloadable PDFs of Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care
Polls are posted at
http://www. Sampling error for the sub-samples of
Republicans (646), Democrats (618), Independents (471), Catholics (389),
Protestants (314), other Christians (810), born-again Christians (475),
Christians who do not identify themselves as born-again (963) is higher and
varies. It is impossible to
quantify the errors that may result from these factors. (http://www.hieurope.

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TABLE 2-B
CHANGES IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed. 54 41 65 60

I don't believe that we
should put the interests of
medical science ahead of the
preservation of human life,
which includes human
embryos. Launched in 1996,
the Online Journal is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web, with
more than 689,000 subscribers world-wide.

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TABLE 1-B
CHANGES IN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH - BY PARTY ID
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed. Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson 's disease. Propensity
score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be
online . This online sample was
not a probability sample.

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World in Need will then provide the medical
equipment and supplies needed to operate the hospital, while the team of
charities will arrange for medical teams to conduct 3 month medical services
rotations." Carpenter stated that the new crisis makes the need for relief
even more immediate.com believes that everyone who wants a bible deserves one
and this new site is dedicated to furthering the word of God by giving away
free bibles. For more information,
visit http://www., Most adults, regardless of party
identification or religious affiliation, believe embryonic stem cell research
should be allowed. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
Republican Democrat Independent
2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change 2004 2005 Change
% % % % % % % % %
Should be allowed 60 60 - 80 83 +3 83 79 -4
Should not 18 25 +7 5 7 +2 7 11 +4
Not Sure/Refused 21 15 -6 15 10 -5 10 10 -


TABLE 2-A
SHOULD STEM CELL RESEARCH BE ALLOWED - BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed. 2005 % 17 66 17

If the federal government does
not fund stem cell research
from human embryos, the United
States will fall behind other
countries in terms of
leadership in the development
of new drugs and preventing
diseases.

Methodology
This poll was conducted online in the United States between May 25 and 27,
2005 among a nationwide cross section of 2,012 adults aged 18 and over.com ), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
NY-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting with
innovative and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and application.

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Now, the area reels from another earthquake." McGee recently returned from India, where he
had the opportunity to visit a children 's home supported solely by New Life
International and to provide food to poverty and Tsunami stricken areas in
Chennai. "It is an incredible blessing to be a part of providing food to
people who really need it.ereleases.

Public Support for Stem Cell Research Remains High but Differences Widen Between Supporters and Detractors

The
proportion of Republicans who are unsure has declined to 15 percent , down from
21 percent in 2004. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Catholic Protestant Other Born-Again All Other
Christian Christian (Not Born-
Again
Christians)
% % % % % %
Should be
allowed 74 70 79 67 53 78
Should not
be allowed 14 15 13 18 29 11
Not sure/
Refused 12 14 9 15 18 11

NOTE: Percentages may not add up exactly to 100 % due to rounding. On balance, do you think this research should or should
not be allowed?"

Base: All Adults
All Adults Catholic Protestant Other Born-Again All Other
Christian Christian (Not Born-
Again
Christians)
% % % % % %
Should be
allowed:
2005 74 70 79 67 53 78
2004 73 67 77 66 58 75
Change +1 +3 +2 +1 -5 +3
Should not:
2005 14 15 13 18 29 11
2004 11 15 10 13 21 9
Change +4 - +3 +5 +8 +2
Not Sure/
Refused:
2005 12 14 9 15 18 11
2004 16 18 12 20 21 16
Change -4 -4 -3 -5 -3 -5


TABLE 3-A
AGREE/DISAGREE WITH SIX STATEMENTS ABOUT STEM CELL RESEARCH
"Please indicate whether you tend to agree or disagree with the following
statements.

About The Wall Street Journal Online
The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com ) also
publishes Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires,
Dow Jones Indexes and the Ottaway group of community newspapers.

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Y."
Base: All Adults


Tend to Tend to Not Sure/
Agree Disagree Refused
As long as the parents of the
embryo give their permission,
and the embryo would otherwise 2001 % 72 21 7
be destroyed, stem cell 2004 % 72 13 15
research should be allowed.dowjones.

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TABLE 1-A
SHOULD STEM CELL RESEARCH BE ALLOWED - BY PARTY ID
"Stem cells come from embryos left over from invitro fertilization, which are
not used and normally destroyed. 2005 % 65 17 18

Using cells from human embryos
for research comes too close to 2001 % 40 53 7
allowing scientists to play 2004 % 19 57 24
God." Percent Saying "Tend to Agree"
Base: All Adults


Party Identification
Total Republican Democrat Independent
% % % %
As long as the parents of
the embryo give their
permission, and the embryo
would otherwise be
destroyed, stem cell
research should be allowed.com ), offers authoritative analysis,
breaking news and commentary from top industry journalists.

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God's good works and words as outlined in the Old and New
Testaments form the foundation of faith, hope, love, devotion, and humanity.95 list price. ROCHESTER, N.
While support for stem cell research has remained steady overall, the
number of Republicans and born-again Christians opposing stem cell research
has risen over the past year and fewer are uncertain about their position on
the issue. 23 34 17 20

Allowing any medical
research using stem cells
from human embryos should be
forbidden because it is
unethical and immoral.
Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income and region were
weighted where necessary to align with population proportions. EOE M/F/D/V.

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Dan
Carpenter, president of World in Need, an Angleton, Texas-based subsidiary of
New Life International, recently returned from Nias, where he had joined with
representatives of other charities to respond to some of the more critical
needs. "We are preparing a load of medical equipment and
supplies for the hospital that should be shipped this week. We realize that our mission of reaching
people with the Gospel is most effective when we first meet their basic needs
of food, clothing and shelter.com) debuts
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As such, FreeBible.1295
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in ten (21%) just one year ago, believe that stem cell research should not be
allowed.
Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease. 65 54 74 70

If the federal government
does not fund stem cell
research from human embryos,
the United States will fall
behind other countries in
terms of leadership in the
development of new drugs and
preventing diseases.com, published by Dow Jones +
Company (NYSE: DJ; http://www. Dow Jones is
co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC
of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. "The medical team was able to treat approximately 4,000
people, meeting medical, optical, dental and pharmaceutical needs."
New Life International is a Brentwood, Tennessee-based Christian,
nonprofit organization established in 1979 with over $200 million in assets. Reynolds
Press Officer
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* Majorities of adults continue to reject two arguments used by those who
oppose stem cell research.com ), and through an independent global network
of affiliate market research companies.harrispollonline.

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In theory, with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95
percent certainty that the results have a sampling error of plus or minus 3
percentage points of what they would be if the entire U.

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"We established a medical team in a hospital that had been closed,"
said Carpenter.271.com. 2005 % 54 25 21

I don't believe that we should
put the interests of medical
science ahead of the
preservation of human life,
which includes human embryos. 27 39 20 27

Using cells from human
embryos for research comes
too close to allowing
scientists to play God.com/health . offices and wholly
owned subsidiaries, HI Europe in London (http://www.

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Robby McGee, president of New Life International , stated, "We are grateful
for the opportunity to be part of the relief efforts, responding to the many
problems caused by the Tsunami.com ), Novatris
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World in
Need provided over $280,000 in medical supplies to the effort. Support has remained high over the past year as nearly
three-quarters (74%) of U. adults believe stem cell research should be
allowed today (73 percent in 2004).

* Nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults tend to agree that if most scientists
believe that stem cell research will greatly increase our ability to
prevent or treat serious diseases we should trust them and let them do
it; this is virtually unchanged from 2004 (67%). Many medical researchers want to use them to
develop treatments, or to prevent diseases , such as diabetes, Alzheimer's or
Parkinson's disease.com/news/newsletters_wsj.
Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based research
methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research to help
its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.

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* More than one-quarter (27%) of adults tend not to believe that we
should put the interests of medical science ahead of the preservation
of human life, which includes human embryos. For the second consecutive year in 2003, the Online
Journal received a WebAward for the "Best Newspaper Web Site" and was also
cited by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine as the "Best Business News" site (2002
+ 2001).

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traveler to third world communities, Carpenter stated that the island , with a
population in excess of 600,000, had "the worst base level medical care of any
area that I have ever visited. The Online Journal provides in-depth
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with insight and analysis, including breaking business and technology news and
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too close to allowing scientists to play God. Pyhel
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