Sudden Death for a Challenge to Federal Funding of Stem-Cell Research

Sudden Death for a Challenge to Federal Funding of Stem-Cell Research | Health Policy and Reform: The only real issue in the case is the meaning of the Dickey–Wicker Amendment, which prohibits the NIH from funding “(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death.” The question on appeal was whether the preliminary injunction should be reinstated.

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