In Appeal of Court Ruling, Obama Seeks to Revive Research on Embryonic Stem Cells

As promised, the Obama administration today filed an appeal of a federal judge’s order last week that blocked the White House’s expanded policy for allowing federal financing of research involving embryonic stem cells. In a statement accompanying the filing, the Justice Department said the plaintiffs in the case — two private researchers — have little or no basis for claiming the administration’s policy harms their economic or professional interests.