NY Times Stem Cell Article

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  1. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
    In a huge overreach, a federal judge has decided that the legal interpretation that has governed federal support of embryonic stem cell research for more than a decade is invalid.
  2. President George W. Bush
    43rd President of the United States
    It also appears to bar funding for research on the handful of lines that were approved by President George W. Bush in 2001.
  3. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
    The judge’s ruling came as he granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Obama’s 2009 executive order expanding this research to use stem cells derived from surplus embryos at fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded or frozen in perpetuity.
  4. Department of Justice
    the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
    The Department of Justice has rightly announced that it will appeal.
  5. perpetuity
    the property of being seemingly ceaseless
    The judge’s ruling came as he granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Obama’s 2009 executive order expanding this research to use stem cells derived from surplus embryos at fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded or frozen in perpetuity.
  6. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
    Although the injunction is temporary, the ruling is ominous because it means that the judge believes the two plaintiffs — scientists who do research on adult stem cells — have a “strong likelihood of success” if this issue proceeds to trial.
  7. Justice
    the U.S. department responsible for enforcing federal laws
    The Department of Justice has rightly announced that it will appeal.
  8. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
    The Clinton administration and now the Obama administration drew a fine distinction: deriving the stem cells — which results in destruction of the embryos — could not be supported by the federal government but research on stem cells after they were derived with private funds could be financed.
  9. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
    At no time has Congress disputed this distinction or rewritten Dickey-Wicker to address stem cells directly.
  10. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
    And Congress should settle this issue once and for all — by passing legislation that ensures continued federal funding to support research on stem cells derived from human embryos.
  11. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
    In a huge overreach, a federal judge has decided that the legal interpretation that has governed federal support of embryonic stem cell research for more than a decade is invalid.
  12. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
    The judge’s ruling came as he granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Obama’s 2009 executive order expanding this research to use stem cells derived from surplus embryos at fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded or frozen in perpetuity.
  13. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
    The Clinton administration and now the Obama administration drew a fine distinction: deriving the stem cells — which results in destruction of the embryos — could not be supported by the federal government but research on stem cells after they were derived with private funds could be financed.
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