{"id":459,"date":"2010-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/white-house-to-appeal-stem-cel.html"},"modified":"2010-08-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T00:00:00","slug":"white-house-to-appeal-stem-cel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/white-house-to-appeal-stem-cel.html","title":{"rendered":"White House to Appeal Stem Cell Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge has blocked stem cell funding in a ruling in favor of a suit by researchers concerned that human embryonic stem cell research involved <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/44011\/25694113\/Thank_God_there_are_Still_Some_Checks_and_Balances\">destroying embryos<\/a>, Reuters reported.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\">White House<\/a> officials are reviewing the decision barring the federal government from awarding further federal grants on the controversial research.<br \/>\nYour  thoughts? Join this <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/25699573\/White_House_Mulls_Response_to_Judge%E2%80%99s_Stem_Cell_Rulin\">discussion<\/a> at Beliefnet Community&#8217;s Hot Topics forum and <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/44011\/25694113\/Thank_God_there_are_Still_Some_Checks_and_Balances\">another<\/a> in its U.S. News and Politics forum.<br \/>\nFor related information, columnist Gregg Easterbrook explores the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2001\/07\/Where-Do-The-Embryos-Come-From.aspx\">origin of the embryos<\/a>. Review a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2001\/07\/A-Stem-Cell-Primer.aspx\">stem-cell primer<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/News\/2001\/07\/Stem-Cell-Research-Religious-Groups-Weigh-In.aspx\">positions<\/a> taken by religious leaders. Or take a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Video\/Health\/Have-You-Ever-Seen-A-Stem-Cell.aspx\">tour<\/a> of a university lab to learn what embryonic stem cells look like and how they&#8217;re used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge has blocked stem cell funding in a ruling in favor of a suit by researchers concerned that human embryonic stem cell research involved destroying embryos, Reuters reported. White House officials are reviewing the decision barring the federal government from awarding further federal grants on the controversial research. Your thoughts? 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