Harvard stem cell scientists “disappointed” with court ruling

The Harvard Crimson: “A federal judge’s decision to block the Obama administration’s stem cell research expansion efforts was met with surprise and disappointment by Harvard scientists, who say that the ruling brings back the harsh restrictions enacted by the Bush administration on human embryonic stem cell research . . . [Steven H. Aden]–senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a nonprofit group of Christian attorneys and co-counsel in the suit–said in a statement Monday that the federal government should not use taxpayer money to fund embryonic stem cell research, especially in difficult economic times.”