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Federal court stops funding of embryo-destructive research

A U.S. District Court has issued a preliminary injunction in the case of Sherley v. Sebelius on August 23 that stops guidelines allowing federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that guidelines drafted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are in probable violation of the Dickey-Wicker Amendment which prohibits the federal government from supporting research that destroys human embryos with tax dollars.

Legislation merely provides framework for Prop 2

State CapitolWhen the voters passed Proposal 2 more than one year ago, they approved an amendment to the Michigan Constitution allowing embryos remaining from fertility treatments to be destroyed for their stem cells. The amendment does not allow buying or selling embryos, the embryos must be less than two weeks into development and the parents donating their embryonic children must give their written consent.

Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic

The Associated Press featured an article by science writer Malcolm Ritter which notes that adult stem cells are currently being used in a variety of successful treatments while embryonic stem cells are lagging behind. The story details several current experiments and treatments using adult stem cells.

Editorial calls for priority shift to adult stem cell treatments

Representative Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and biochemist Dr. David Prentice have an editorial in Roll Call urging funding priorities be shifted from unsuccessful embryonic stem cell research to adult stem cell research that is currently treating patients.

Organizations supporting embryonic stem cell research

The following is a list of organizations that have expressed support for human embryonic stem cell research. Research with embryonic stem cells necessitates the destruction of human embryos.

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