Judge blocks Obama stem cell regulations
A federal judge today blocked, at least temporarily, the Obama administration regulation expanding stem cell research, according to this Associated Press story.
A nonprofit called Nightlight Christian Adoptions argued that the regs would mean fewer embryos would be available for adoption. And the judge agreed to let them pursue the case.
The embryos are left over from IVF cycles and used by infertile couples. The Obama administration wanted them made available for research into disease treatment.
Stem cells are one of those issue that people have strong feelings about because of the potential to save lives with research and, in this case, the distruction of embryos that could become live humans.
A July 2009 survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts found 93 percent of scientists favor federal funding for embryonic stem cell research but only 58 percent of the public favored it.
Which way do you lean?
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I'm with US court! I think this should've been done before. I'm also against those who say "boy or girl? you choose", you know what they do? if parents want girls they kill the boys before they're born. and if parents want boys then they kill girls before their birth. This is absolute crime. I don't know how people openly practice this horrendous crime and no-one stops them.
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Posted by: Aurangzeb | August 24, 2010 4:36 PM
What's this judge's name? I thought we were finally rid of the b.s religious right.
Posted by: Adam | August 24, 2010 10:45 PM
Maybe Nightlight Christian Adoptions ought to do the "Christian" thing and focus on getting the kids who ALREADY EXIST parents. This city alone has a HUGE foster parent problem. The idea that somehow embryonic cells, from IVF of women who no longer want those eggs because they already achieved a successful pregnancy or no longer wish to proceed with IVF, and are hence no destined to become implanted anymore, somehow ought to be "saved" for some "other", indeed abstract, mother or womb to be, because not doing so would decrease the eligible number of fertilized eggs for these non-existent, future wombs, is ABSURD. If that was the case then why not harvest ALL eggs and fertilize them and save them? Wouldn't THAT be the "Christian" thing to do?
Posted by: baltobikeboi | August 24, 2010 11:25 PM
You mean to tell me some group bought forth a court case to stop humans progress just so they could procure humans for adoption?? THIS IS INSANE!!
Posted by: Chris Plummer | August 25, 2010 5:48 AM