President Obama lifted the strict restrictions on stem cell research today that had originally put into place by President Bush. This action seems to be in keeping with Obama's campaign promise to invest in and restore respect for science in America.
As expected, the pro-life activists that lauded President Bush are angered by President Obama. But in the speech he gave today Obama said that he felt that the majority of Americans are for advancing stem cell research. In the same speech, Obama took a hardline stance against human cloning, an issue that often comes up in the stem cell debate.
In addition to signing the executive order today, he also put forth a presidential memorandum directing the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a strategy to restore the integrity of science to government policy decisions.
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