Key oral arguments made in stem cell case

The Great Beyond: Key oral arguments made in stem cell case: The attempt by two adult stem cell researchers to quash US funding for human embryonic stem cell research reached a critical juncture this morning, as a high-profile appeals court heard key oral arguments in the case.

Arguing before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Thomas Hungar argued that “it is undisputed in this case that human embryonic stem cell research always entails the destruction of embryos.” As such, he said, it breaks the law at the center of the case: the Dickey Wicker amendment, which bars federal funding for research in which human embryos are destroyed.