Why does the federal government continue to ban stem cell research despite the fact that that they can be obtained other means. it's outrageous that despite separation of church and state that the federal government has banned this potential life changing

Under : Under the obama administration, the ban on stem cell research has been lifted. A proposal to remove limitations set forth by the bush administration were reversed by obama in 2009.

Stem Cells are Legal: Stem cell research and treatments are currently legal in the US. The issue now is that the pharmaceutical industry is pressuring the fda to classify stem cells as drugs, making it illegal for doctors to harvest stem cells in the office. We would only be able to purchase cells from the industry. Stems cells are expensive now, in a couple of years the cost will go up astronomically.