editorial #5598787

so once again the editorial is coming from the washington post online...because i am too lazy to read a real newspaper. this weeks one is about genetic research, more specifically embryonic stem cell research. Last week Mr. Obama declared he would be lowering the restrictions set forth by the Bush administration on stem cell research. as i believe everyone is well aware, there is a huge controversy over this particular form of genetic and disease research becuase the stem cells must be harvest from aborted fetuses at a certain stage of embryonic develpoment, which directly ties into the heated abortion debates and pro-life vs.. pro abortion arguments. During his speech on relieveing the restrictions, Obama failed to give any details on how he will respond to the issue of ontaining the fetuses or the relating abortion argument, but did say he would try to address these problems sometime in the not-too-distant future. as for now, scientists are celebrating their new found freedom, stating that the restrictions prevented the Untied States from being a forerunner in the scientific field and that with increased research ability, they can now expand their field, and are hoping for breakthroughs in the field of genetic research and disease control.