ADF: Federal court halts Obama administration’s embryonic stem cell policyALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
Federal court halts Obama administration’s embryonic stem cell policy
WASHINGTON — A federal court Monday issued an order that prevents the Obama administration from carrying out its embryonic stem cell research policy while a lawsuit against it proceeds in court. The court concluded that the policy, which allows such research, is likely to be in violation of a federal law known as the “Dickey/Wicker Amendment” that prohibits federal funds from being used on research that involves the destruction of human embryos. The Alliance Defense Fund is co-counsel in the lawsuit, Sherley v. Sebelius, with Samuel Casey of Advocates International. In April, Tom Hungar and Brad Lingo with the firm Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, LLC, argued the case before the court on behalf of doctors opposed to the stem cell research policy, which authorized the National Institutes of Health to fund additional research projects that destroy human embryos. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a dismissal of the lawsuit in June. Case Name: Sherley v. Sebelius Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3959 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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