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Obama Revises Guidelines for Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

On March 9, 2009, President Obama issued an executive order revising guidelines for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.   The order stated the administration’s policy with respect to stem cell research.  This policy recognized the important role of research involving human embryonic stem cells and human non-embryonic stem cells, as having the potential to [...]

Barack Obama and Stem Cell Research

 From the moment that scientists isolated human stem cells in November of 1998, this emerging field of medicine has been rife with controversy. The discussion largely mirrors the ethical debate over abortion.