U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan backs federally funded stem-cell research.
The Greensboro Democrat said today that she supports President Obama's executive order ending restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research put in place under the Bush administration.
She noted that her mother had a massive stroke in her 50s that led to her death years later.
"While the stroke itself was traumatic enough for her, and my family, watching her struggle through the final years of her life is something that has stuck with me all these years later," Hagan said in a statement.
She said she hopes that stem-cell research will help with diseases such as Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, strokes and Alzheimer's.
"I applaud this decision and look forward to seeing what kind of treatments North Carolina's research and biotech industries will pursue in this area," she said.
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