Judge rules that federal finding cannot be used for embryonic stem cell research

Wonderful ruling  discussed in this article from Politico.
Some excerpts:

"A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, sidetracking President Barack Obama’s executive order which had expanded federal funding for human stem cell research last year."

"U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that the order, which Obama signed in March 2009, violated a federal law that prohibits the use of federal funds for research practices that result in the destruction of a human embryo."

"According to the ruling, the Dickey-Wicker Amendment, which Congress passed in 1996, clearly prohibits the use of federal funds for stem cell research, regardless of whether the stage of research directly involves the destruction of an embryo."

"The ruling stems in part from an appeal by Nightlight Christian Adoptions, a nonprofit group that advocates for adoption of “snowflake babies” – children born from stored, fertilized human embryos. The group had argued that Obama’s executive order was illegal, and that embryonic stem cell research reduces the number of children available for adoption"

This does not mean that embryonic stem cell research can still be done with private funding. I am sure they will not be happy since it is the  public monies that they desire.