Seems like Obama is trying to let companies circumvent the law ..."Bush had limited the use of taxpayer money to 21 stem cell lines that were created before Aug. 9, 2001. The Obama order reverses that but does not address a legislative ban that precludes any federal money to researchers who develop stem cell lines by destroying embryos.
The legislation, however, does not prevent funds for research on stem cell lines that were produced by researchers who did their work without federal aid."
Harold Varmus, chairman of the White House's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology had this to say regarding the reversal:
"We view what happened with stem cell research in the last administration is one manifestation of failure to think carefully about how federal support of science and the use of scientific advice occurs."
And WE view this as more than an issue of using scientific advice; it's about protecting and cultivating a respect for human life in its most vulnerable stages.
