Yes, there is some mammon factor going on here with the embryonic stem cells - they can patent them and charge more for the therapies,
but I really think justifying the harvesting of human embryos is the primary goal of the folks that are pushing it politically. They are Satanically driven, and whenever I have a “why” question regarding a behavior of the left, I ask WWSD.
1 Timothy 6:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.