Legal Analysis: Parsing the Stem Cell Case - ScienceInsider

Legal Analysis: Parsing the Stem Cell Case - ScienceInsider: Does human embryonic stem cell esearch violate the law? And does it make sense to halt federal funding of the work while the courts weigh this question?

Although moral opposition to hESC research is certainly helping drive Sherley v. Sebelius, the case also includes some tricky legal questions. Legal scholars say there are three separate parts to the case, and dissecting each one makes it easier to understand where the judge is coming from—and where the ambiguities lie.