Stem cells and the Republican party

Highlighting a spilt in the Republican party, Republicans can't agree on a position on the ban of stem cell research. This is a genuine difference in morality, and one in which the government ought to have no part.

The Roe v. Wade decision is a horrible piece of judicial overstepping that is indefensible. Casey v. Planned Parenthood is perhaps more defensible, but still a step into the realm of the Legislature and States Rights. Either way, until the judiciary overturns these decisions and returns the power to the states, as (soon to be Chief) Justice Scalia has advised, the Legislature (nor the Executive) ought to have the power to restrict legitimate medical research resulting from a practice that the Judiciary has declared a fundmental (privacy, autonomy, etc.) right (i.e. abortion).

If those decisions are overturned in the manner suggested by Scalia, and the power to regulate abortion is given to the states, then stem cell research should be regulated by the states. Undoubtedly, the Legislature would declare a commerce clause right to regulate stem cell research on a Federal level, however, getting the votes necessary to squash stem cell research looks iffy right now, as the afore linked article displays, when you add in a States Rights question, fewer Republicans will support it (obviously Dem would oppose a ban on stem cell research).