President Obama will lift ban on stem cell research .....

[Hieronymus]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE51E15B20090215

Thank God.

[Hippo_Tron]

1. They should go ahead and make it a law rather than just an executive order

That way a future Republican President won't be able to overturn the executive order.

[grantcart]

2. It doesn't matter - in 4 years scientists will start thousands of stem cell lines

and the point will be moot. There will be more than enough lines to support all of the research needed for decades.

[Hippo_Tron]

5. True but they should probably do it to make all of the GOP House/Senate members cast a vote on it

Right before the 2010 elections would be a good time.

[jenmito]

6. I thought that's what he was planning on doing. I could've sworn he said earlier that

he preferred to put it through the Congress so it could be voted on.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

Thank you President Obama! This is excellent news for everyone.

[jenmito]

4. Especially me...

since I have MS which COULD be helped by this research, although it may be too late for me. There are millions of people who it could help.

[grantcart]

7. yes especially you jenmito. MS is a tough go and I wish you the best.

[jenmito]

3. I hope he does it right away. I don't see what's controversial about doing research

on "embryos" that are going to be thrown out from IVF clinics, anyway. If there's ANY moral questions about it, they should be about allowing IVF clinics to EXIST since they regularly discard unused blastocysts ("embryos"). People who are against ESCR can NEVER explain why it's ok to discard them from IVF clinics in the first place.

[liberalsince1968]

8. GOOD. Now when is going to lift the ban on Federal employees using their own insurance to

pay for abortions! Clinton lifted that ban in his first day or two!

[katandmoon]

9. You took the words right out of my mouth. I've been wondering the same thing.

[Ilsa]

10. Kick! I hope this happens quickly. There is work to be done and clinical trials

to be started. Bush's FDA refused to open clinical trials for privately funded ESCR research therapies.

[Danger Mouse]

11. The sooner the better.