President Obama’s Executive Order on Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    Yesterday, President Obama signed an executive order to lift the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. We discuss the political, ethical, and scientific implications with JEFFREY YOUNG who covers healthcare for The Hill, ART CAPLAN, Director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and JONATHAN CHERNOFF, Senior Vice President and Deputy Scientific Director of Oncology Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Listen to the mp3

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