ELIZABETH A. GARRY

In this case, some anti-abortion advocates who opposed stem cell medical research with fetal stem cells objected also to use of stem cells that were produced by SCNT (Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer). They tried to stop such research in New York State on the grounds that there was a law prohibiting the use of state funds for Human Cloning. They then took the position that SCNY was a form of human cloning. Although almost all biological scientists disagreed, but the decision had to be made by the courts. Judge Garry’s NY Appellate Court opinion conformed the law and the science.

In this case, some anti-abortion advocates who opposed stem cell medical research with fetal stem cells objected also to use of stem cells that were produced by SCNT (Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer). They tried to stop such research in New York State on the grounds that there was a law prohibiting the use of state funds for Human Cloning. They then took the position that SCNY was a form of human cloning. Although almost all biological scientists disagreed, but the decision had to be made by the courts. Judge Garry’s NY Appellate Court opinion conformed the law and the science.