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By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Sept. 9) -- A federal appeals court decided today to temporarily lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research while it considers an emergency motion filed by the Justice Department. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled last month that government funding of embryonic stem cell research violated the Dickey-Wicker amendment, which prohibits federal funding of any research that destroys a human embryo. The decision threw a major wrench into ongoing research projects nationwide and stopped others in their tracks. When Lamberth refused to stay his ruling earlier this week, ...
Government Appeals Ruling Blocking Stem Cell Research Funding
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Obama administration filed papers Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing use of government funds for embryonic stem cell research. "The government is seeking a stay of the court's injunction to prevent the irreparable human and financial harm that could occur if these life-saving research projects are forced to abruptly shut down," Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler told CNN. The motion to stay was filed with U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth, who last week granted the injunction pushed for by opponents of research in which embryos are destroyed. Justice Department ...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Expansion of Stem Cell Research
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 23) -- A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked government rules expanding stem cell research, a blow to the Obama administration that could stall potentially lifesaving research. The nonprofit group Nightlight Christian Adoptions contends that the government's new guidelines will decrease the number of human embryos available for adoption and implantation. Nightlight helps individuals adopt human embryos that are being stored in fertilization clinics. The group provides domestic, international and embryo adoption services to families in all 50 states. A federal appeals ...
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