In a letter dated 22/1/2019, this charity stated: “we support essential research using stem cells because we believe that they have the potential to cure conditions that are incurable today.
“However, we will only fund research using embryonic stem cells where we can be sure:

• The application has been through a peer review process, during which researchers must show that this project could not be carried out in another way.
• There is a licence from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
• There is ethical approval from an independent Research Ethics Committee.

“However, we appreciate that many people have strong personal views on this subject.”
While this charity accepts the principle of using human embryos for research, it also reports on research which could have important implications for finding regenerative treatments for heart attack and heart failure and which use mice and not human embryos.
To test whether stem cells are incorporating well in the body, they are transplanted into an early-stage embryo and then studied. This cannot be carried out ethically using a human embryo, so researchers use embryos from mice.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2015/december/stem-cell-breakthrough [#AMRC#]