Experiment funding is business-driven

MANY people will applaud the PDs for their support of competition in the marketplace.

However, competition has taken on a somewhat different meaning with Tánaiste Mary Harney’s apparent support for EU funding for experiments on embryos. The proposals, soon to be voted on at the EU council of ministers, encourage the development of a market for human biological material.

The measures are being opposed by several countries, including Germany, which for historical reasons is unwilling to go down that road again.