Obama seeks to lift stem cell research ban
Wednesday 01 September 2010
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EmailThe Obama administration has asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that could undercut publicly funded embryonic stem cell research.
The Justice Department filed its request on Tuesday with US District Judge Royce Lamberth - just days after he blocked state support for embryonic stem cell research.
Medical researchers value stem cells because they are master cells that can turn into any tissue of the body and they expect the research to eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and other ailments.
Stopping the research could cause "irrevocable harm to the millions of extremely sick or injured people who stand to benefit" from continuing human embryonic stem cell research, the department said in court papers.
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