{"id":1056,"date":"2008-11-11T16:56:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T16:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/11\/vatican-urges-obama-not-to-cha.php"},"modified":"2008-11-11T16:56:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T16:56:26","slug":"vatican-urges-obama-not-to-cha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/11\/vatican-urges-obama-not-to-cha","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Urges Obama Not to Change Stem Cell Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vatican City &#8211; Roman Catholic Church officials are sending messages to U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, saying they will oppose any changes in U.S. policies on embryonic stem cell research.<br \/>\nCardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, the pope&#8217;s health minister, on Tuesday reiterated the Vatican&#8217;s opposition to using embryos for research purposes.<br \/>\nPresident George W. Bush has issued executive orders limiting federal spending for stem cell research.<br \/>\nBut Obama supports relaxing those restrictions. Obama&#8217;s transition chief John Podesta indicated Sunday that Obama will reverse Bush&#8217;s orders on embryonic stem cell research.<br \/>\n<em>Associated Press<br \/>\nCopyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vatican City &#8211; Roman Catholic Church officials are sending messages to U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, saying they will oppose any changes in U.S. policies on embryonic stem cell research. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, the pope&#8217;s health minister, on Tuesday reiterated the Vatican&#8217;s opposition to using embryos for research purposes. President George W. 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