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Washington - The Supreme Court won’t stop the government’s funding of embryonic stem cell research, despite some researchers’ complaints that the work relies on destroyed human embryos.
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from two scientists who have been challenging the funding for the work.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia earlier this year threw out their lawsuit challenging federal funding for the research, which is used in pursuit of cures to deadly diseases. Opponents claimed the National Institutes of Health was violating the 1996 Dickey-Wicker law that prohibits taxpayer financing for work that harms an embryo.
Researchers hope one day to use stem cells in ways that cure spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease and other ailments.
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Jan 07, 2013 at 10:39 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Great to hear. Thank you VIN for sharing
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Jan 07, 2013 at 10:47 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Wonderful news and another indication, along with this morning's rejection of challenges to Medicare by some right wing zealots, that the Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roberts has not gone off the deep end. After approving Obamacare last year, we can look forward to more such progressive decisions, especially if Obama gets to appoint at least one or two more (young) liberal justices over the next 4 years and lock-in a liberal majority for the next seveal decades.
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Jan 07, 2013 at 01:01 PM Reb Yid Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Wonderful news and another indication, along with this morning's rejection of challenges to Medicare by some right wing zealots, that the Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roberts has not gone off the deep end. After approving Obamacare last year, we can look forward to more such progressive decisions, especially if Obama gets to appoint at least one or two more (young) liberal justices over the next 4 years and lock-in a liberal majority for the next seveal decades. ”
Even if the actions violate the law?
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Jan 07, 2013 at 01:36 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Even if the actions violate the law? ”
In case you haven't read the constitution, the SC is the body that decides what is the law. While you and some of the right wingers may disagree, you'll have about 30 years to contemplate amending the constitution to provide for nullification of the SC decisions you don't like at the state level.
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Jan 07, 2013 at 01:41 PM enlightened-yid Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Even if the actions violate the law? ”
What law? Lower counts ruled against this lawsuit and the Supreme Court decided not to waste their time on appeal because they support lower courts' opinion.
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Jan 07, 2013 at 02:33 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ What law? Lower counts ruled against this lawsuit and the Supreme Court decided not to waste their time on appeal because they support lower courts' opinion. ”
You clearly demonstrate the old saying that one should always take the word of an enlightened yid over an unenlightened yid who claims to have semicha
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Jan 07, 2013 at 06:37 PM scmaness Says:Report as Inappropriate
well e.y. is already doing the healing part of many illness,and so are many other nations,it's shame,'cause we in usa are losing out,stem cell is a whole lot cheaper with a real healing
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Jan 08, 2013 at 11:48 AM &Mrs; AmHaAretz Says:Report as Inappropriate
All the truly remarkable medical "breakthroughs" to date with stem cells, have been made using NON-embryonic stem cells, if I'm not mistaken.
Even a patient's own cells have been used successfully to repair organs, etc. which has the added benefit of eliminating issues with compatibility/ rejection.
Adult stem cells can be manipulated to display the "unique" characteristics ascribed to embryonic stem cells, it seems.
Why then is it so necessary to champion such a controversial/ divisive issue, like government funding for research using embryonic stem cells?