Stem Cell Controversy, Plaintiff’s Attorney Speaks
Steven H Aden, senior counsel at the anti-abortion Alliance Defense Fund, said the injunction represents a step toward better public policy. Aden, who represents the plaintiffs – Sherley and Deisher, the 2 scientists who conduct research using adult stem cells; believe they can achieve better medical breakthroughs than researchers who use embryonic stem cells.
- “It’s a victory for good science because our clients have said repeatedly that the good science is on the side of adult stem cells,” Aden stated.
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Steven H. Aden serves as senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund in its Washington, DC, office, where he heads litigation efforts to defend the sanctity of human life. Joining ADF in 2008, Aden is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Hawaii (inactive). He is also a member of the bars of the US Supreme Court and numerous federal circuit and district courts. He has practiced law since 1990 and earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
- “The American people should not be forced to pay for experiments – prohibited by federal law – that destroy human life,”
- “The court is simply enforcing an existing law passed by Congress that liberates Americans from paying for needless, destructive research on human embryos. No one should be allowed to decide that an innocent life is worthless”,
- “Experimentation on embryonic stem cells isn’t even necessary,” he adds, “because adult stem cell research has been enormously successful”,
- “ In economic times like we are in now, it doesn’t make sense for the federal government to use precious taxpayer dollars for this illegal and unethical purpose.”
- “The fight for life isn’t over in America; it continues, day by day, in courtrooms coast to coast”,
- “And in many cases, God is giving the victory to those who would protect and honor the sanctity of life from inception to the grave”,
- “Please be in prayer for all those who are standing courageously today for the right of every person to live”.
