U.S. to appeal stem cell ruling

CBC News (AP): A U.S. court ruling that undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research will be quickly appealed, the Obama administration declared Tuesday . . . However, the ruling drew praise from the Alliance Defense Fund, a group of Christian attorneys who helped with the lawsuit filed by two researchers against the administration rules. ‘The American people should not be forced to pay for experiments — prohibited by federal law — that destroy human life,’ said [Steven Aden], the group’s senior legal counsel.”