It's so good to see someone stand up for what is right and good for the people, and not to cave in to the religious special interests who seek to limit funding for important research. Massachusetts is lucky to have this guy.
No wonder he won in a landslide.
Quote:Mass. gov. seeks stem cell rule reversal
By Glen Johnson, Associated Press Writer | March 30, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday he will push to reverse stem cell research restrictions imposed by his predecessor, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
The changes last August prompted complaints from researchers who said they could be prohibited from using some embryonic stem cells. They also argued the restrictions undercut a 2005 law that had been approved by the Legislature over Romney's veto.
Patrick told a meeting of the Life Sciences Collaborative on Friday that he would ask the Public Health Council, which approved the changes, to revisit the policy. In effect, Patrick will be able to reverse the policy, since he will gain control over the panel next week amid an overhaul linked to the state's new health insurance law.
"I believe that life sciences should be guided by science, not politics," Patrick told the roundtable of biotechnology officials.
The governor said researchers should not have to compete globally "under a regulatory cloud, or to do so with one-hand tied behind their back."
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