On March 9, 2009, President Obama lifted the ban that had previously restricted the use of federal funds
for embryonic stem cell research on cell lines that had been created after August 9, 2001.
They then argue that «By creating a financial
incentive for embryonic stem cell research — an incentive that by NIH's own admission involves investments of «hundreds of millions of dollars» — and by specifying the precise means by which embryos must be destroyed in order to qualify for federal funding, the NIH necessarily and knowingly subjects embryos to a substantial risk of injury or death.»
Sullivan went on to suggest that Chaput is using a double standard in the 2008 election by criticizing Catholic supporters of Barack Obama, while turning a blind eye to John McCain's support
for embryonic stem cell research.
The president has lifted the Bush restrictions on federal funding
for embryonic stem cell research.
First, promising to restore the integrity of science while seeking vast medical benefits for many, President Obama repealed the restrictions set by President Bush on the use of federal funds
for embryonic stem cell research.
And in a way, this is not very radical because that's what Bush said in August of 2001 when he became the first president to authorize federal funds
for embryonic stem cell research.
EVEN AS the U.S. senate debates on expanding federal funding
for embryonic stem cell research, it may be remembered that the claims professed in many papers of adult stem cells becoming any specialised cells should be taken with a pinch of salt.