Stem Cell Speech?

[Tim May]

On Saturday, August 11, 2001, at 10:41 PM, Matthew Gaylor wrote:

> [Charles Platt is senior writer for WIRED Magazine and an author and 
> former science fiction editor when he's not enjoying his "retirement" 
> in northern Arizona.  I don't know the answer to Charles' question, but 
> perhaps my distinguished readers will?]
>
> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 01:10:52 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Charles Platt <cp at panix.com>
> To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
> Cc: <cp at panix.com>
> Subject: stem cell speech
>
> Matt, I am baffled that I have not read, anywhere, a suggestion from
> anyone that George Bush has no constitutional right to set science 
> policy.
> His speech on stem cell research included a statement that he had 
> decided
> to proceed cautiously. How does he have the right to make such a 
> decision?
> Will there be an executive order?


The Bush statements are about _federal funding_ of stem cell research. 
Private actors are free to do research as they see fit.


--Tim May