Stem Cells - Should It Be the Feds or Is It Still the States?

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Stem Cells - Should It Be the Feds or Is It Still the States?

Jim Fossett and Sam Berger of the Center for American Progress debate the future of national stem cell policy at the Hastings Center blog. Sam's defense of keeping the focus on the feds is here; Jim's rejoinder that the action is likely to remain with the states is here.

posted May 31, 2007 | link | jump to the comments (1)

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My two cents on this issue are at the link on my name, or here:
http://www.biopoliticaltimes.org/2007/05/states-feds-and-embryonic-stem-cell.html

- by Jesse Reynolds on Jun 1, 2007 at 4:38 PM | link

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