May 18, 2001
Scientists Sue to Force Government to Finance Stem-Cell Research
A group of university scientists and patient advocates filed a lawsuit last week to try to force the federal government to finance studies of embryonic stem cells. The suit, filed in federal court here, asserts that the stem-cell-research regulations developed last year by the Clinton administration are legal and should be put in place.
The seven scientists who filed the suit include John Gearhart, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins University, and James A.
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