Court: Gov't can fund embryonic stem cell research

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says the Obama administration's funding of embryonic stem cell research in hopes of curing deadly diseases can continue, despite complaints the work relies on destroyed human embryos.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a decision throwing out a lawsuit that challenged federal funding for the research. Opponents claimed the National Institutes of Health was violating the 1996 Dickey-Wicker law that prohibits taxpayer financing for work that harms an embryo.

But a three-judge appeals court panel unanimously agreed with a lower court judge's dismissal of the case.





Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Court-Gov-t-can-fund-embryonic-stem-cell-research-3812756.php

[valerief]

1. Any law named Dickey-Wicker shouldn't be taken seriously. nt

[Zoeisright]

2. I fucking hate repukes.

I have several family members who would benefit from this research. But those god damned repukes are blocking this legitimate science because of their belief in a dusty old book. Just imagine where we could be in science and medicine if repukes were told to shut up and sit down.

[siligut]

3. Knowledge deficient and obstructionist

Stem cell research holds great promise. Jay Wicker and his ilk have no problem with torturing and murdering other primates for research, but an 8 day old human embryo is sacred. Hate these fucks.

[rocktivity]

4. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

rocktivity

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Mention Stem Cells to Bush and he dragged out "snowflake babies"....

....you just KNOW Romney would do the same.