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Appeals Court OKs US-Funded Stem Cell Research for Now

WASHINGTON (Sept. 28) -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington granted the Obama administration's request to allow the funding from the National Institutes of Health while it appeals a judge's order blocking the...

Court Puts Stay on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ban

(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...

Feds Appeal Ruling on Stem Cell Research Funding

WASHINGTON (Aug. 31) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research. The Justice Department filed its request with U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth only days after he blocked government funding of...

Opinion: Science Shoved Aside in Stem Cell Ruling

(Aug. 25) -- Federal funding for stem cell research is once again being held back by politics. Monday, a federal court, in granting an injunction against federally funded human embryonic stem cell research, allowed a vocal minority to hold science hostage to a narrow political agenda. Judge Royce Lamberth's injunction...

Opinion: A Stem Cell Victory for Patients

(Aug. 25) -- The U.S. District Court injunction that stops federal taxpayer funding of human embryonic stem cell research should make patients happy. The judge ruled that federal funding for embryonic stem cell research violates a current law, passed annually since the Clinton administration, prohibiting government...