Unfotunately, most Americans favor butchering babies for stem sells. If anything, this issue helped Kerry. His support for partial birth abortion, however, probably did hurt him, and his pro-abortion stand probably hurt him with Catholics.
The pro-life movement has done a decent job in moving the country to where many (if not most) Americans see it's wrong to kill a baby in the womb for the sake of convenience. We've got a long way to go in convincing Americans that it is unacceptable to kill babies created outside the womb for the sake of science.
Yeah, it is rare to find a person who is against cloning people. To me it is just so wrong. These clones will become our slaves and our inventory for "parts". I have no doubt about it. The left has made stem cell research an emotional issue. (Ends justify the means) Hitler made emotional issues as well - and he tortured and mutilated the mentally and physically handicapped.