Barack Obama, Stem Cell Research | featured news

A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite warnings from the Obama administration that it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.

The Obama administration will appeal a court ruling that undercut its efforts to expand stem cell research, the Justice Department said.

Students opposed to abortion rights held an all-night prayer vigil. President Obama today ventures to America's foremost Roman Catholic university, where the country's deep divisions over abortion and stem-cell research have moved to the forefront in a time of war and recession.

Former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon won't accept the school's Laetare Medal at commencement next month because of its decision to have President Barack Obama speak to graduates.

As President Obama lifted the ban on the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research, he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not ideology."

Reports say President Obama plans Monday to lift limits on taxpayer-funded stem cell research. Meanwhile, The New York Times looks at how Sen. John McCain "is rewriting the part of presidential loser" as he stands center stage with his return ...

U.S. President Barack Obama will soon issue an executive order lifting an eight-year ban embryonic stem cell research imposed by his predecessor, President George W. Bush, a senior adviser said on Sunday.