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Letter from Donna E. Shalala to U.S. Representative Jay Dickey
Letter from Donna E. Shalala to U.S. Representative Jay Dickey
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Dickey, Jay United States. Congress. House Shalala, Donna E. United States Department of Health and Human Services
Shalala responded to Dickey's letter of 2/11/99, explaining how NIH intends to ensure that any funded stem cell research will be consistent with existing laws against funding human embryo research; she noted that stem cells are not "organisms" and are not covered by the law re: embryos.
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