Scientists to Congress: Pass the stem cell law ... while you still can

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Bush's stem cell research ban during his two terms has set back stem cell research for a decade now so it's long overdue for the current administration to let this field of study get back on the track of moving forward before it's setback for another decade

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/la-heb-stem-cell-letter-to-congress-20101105,0,7107876.story

The bill has been passed twice before by bipartisan Congresses, though in both cases it was vetoed by then-President George W. Bush. The imperative to pass it in this congressional session was thought to have diminished after President Obama broadened the scope of federal support for stem cell research though an executive order. Then the surprise decision by a U.S. district judge to halt federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research (which was temporarily reversed) underscored the need for congressional action.