Romney Defends Position Against Stem Cell Research
       Speaking after an education event in Cambridge yesterday, Gov. Mitt Romney was forced to defend his position on stem cell research following a regulatory ruling by his Public Health Council.
       The Council voted on Tuesday to prohibit the creation of embryos by fertilization solely for use in such research. It touched off a firestorm of criticism from legislators who authored the current stem cell legislation and researchers who were expecting a liberal policy regarding stem cells.
       “That is a bright line I don’t think should be crossed,” Romney said, referring to the prohibition adopted unanimously by the Council. Romney added: “It is Orwellian in scope. It’s almost like the movie ‘The Matrix’” where human babies are conceived and grown in controlled environments by machines in order to be harvested for their energy.