Obama Justice Dept seeks stay of order nixing NIH embryonic stem cell funding

LifeSiteNews: “The Obama Administration is appealing the decision, and said that a stay ‘should not be denied for the benefit of two scientists whose only alleged harm is increased competition from other meritorious research projects that may ultimately save lives.’ As a result of the injunction, NIH has cut off funding to its eight ‘intra-mural’ hESC research projects . . . ‘We think it’s a start,’ [Steven Aden], Senior Legal Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told LifeSiteNews.com in a telephone interview.”