Several Options for Lawmakers to Reverse Cell Research Ban

August 27, 2010

Stem cell research supporters in Congress are hoping to take quick action to reverse the research ban imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth on Monday. They expect to take up the issue when Congress returns from recess on 13 September. The question is how: by passing a new law, or by modifying Dickey-Wicker, a 14-year-old law banning federal research that destroys embryos. Either way, with House of Representatives and Senate Democratic leadership so far silent on the issue, it’s unclear how far their efforts will get less than 2 months before elections in November. (ScienceInsider)