MPs voted yesterday to approve a bill allowing stem cell research using half-human, half-animal embryos– and you agree with them.

The House of Commons is considering reforms to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, including the controversial use of hybrid embryos.

The research involves putting DNA from the nuclei of a human cell into an animal egg that has had almost all of its genetic data removed, which theoretically can be used to better understand and cure serious diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimers.

On Monday, members voted on whether or not such research should continue and the results showed 336 votes in favour of the research to 176 opposed.

Kent Online readers were equally resounding in their support of the research, with more than 93 per cent of visitors saying stem cell research using hybrid embryos should be allowed. Just over 6 per cent did not.

MPs also voted yesterday on whether families should be allowed to create “saviour siblings” in order to save a critically ill child. A cross-party bid to ban "saviour siblings" was voted down by 342 votes to 163.

MPs will today vote on two further reforms to allow lesbian couples and single women equal access to IVF treatment, and reducing the upper limit for abortions from 24 weeks to as low as 20 weeks.