Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction

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Source: Reuters

The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a ruling that blocked federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, asking the judge who issued the injunction to put it on hold pending the appeal.

The Justice Department asked Judge Royce Lamberth to lift the injunction he imposed last week after two doctors sued over the administration's policy, saying it violated U.S. law because it involved destroying embryos and that it also made it more difficult for them to win federal research grants.

Lamberth's injunction was harming current federally funded human embryonic stem cell research and could force a halt to all research that is subject to government funding, the Justice Department said in its request.

"Numerous ongoing projects will likely not survive even a temporary gap in funds, jeopardizing both the potential benefit of the research and the hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer funds already invested in it," the filing said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100831/ts_nm/us_stemcells_usa_appeal_3

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Justice Department files appeal of stem-cell ruling
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[No Elephants]

1. Congress. do the correct thing, ASAP!

[fascisthunter]

2. man am I sick of religious fanatics

[sabra]

3. Justice Department files appeal of stem-cell ruling

Source: CNN

(CNN) – The Justice Department has filed its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research and stall medical breakthroughs.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/31/justice-department-files-appeal-of-stem-cell-ruling/

[Diane R]

4. Thank goodness.

[tritsofme]

5. If Democrats are serious about the issue, they need to kill the Dickey Amendment in Congress.

Until then, it seems likely that this executive-only approach will fail.