On April 29, in a 2 to 1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its final opinion on a preliminary injunction in the Sherley v. Sebelius case. Recall adult stem cell researchers filed this lawsuit, contending that President Obama’s authorization of taxpayer funding of new embryonic stem […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat Both the Washington Post and the Washington, DC area NBC affiliate covered the pro-life protest at the abortion clinic in MD which is employing late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart. The Post estimated the crowd at around 300. I would be interested in seeing this video mentioned in the NBC […]

UPDATE, 1:43p: Statement by our side’s attorneys: We are not surprised that the court granted the government a short administrative stay.  The Order itself makes clear that: “The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the merits of the emergency motion for stay and should not be construed […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat A Wall Street Journal blog has a short interview with James Sherley and Theresa Deisher, the plaintiffs in the case Sherley v. Sebelius which has at least temporarily halted the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research: About 2004, I was sitting in my kitchen with my kids […]

Update, 4:20p: How long will this injunction hold? Answer from DC source: The Court Order states the Federal government is “enjoined from implementing, applying, or taking any action whatsoever pursuant to the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research, 74 Fed. Reg. 32,170 (July 7, 2009), or otherwise funding research involving human […]