Stem Cell Bill Vetoed By President
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President Bush
vetoed a bill that would have provided stem cell research programs with
government funding. Due to the high prices of stem cell research, many research
labs have been forced to shut down.
Bush’s veto did
two major things. It emphasized his defiant point-of-view on the idea of stem
cell research. It also destroyed the hope of many struggling research labs that
were hoping that government funding. Bush also stated that he would veto any
bill that destroyed an embryo for research.
Now lawmakers
must try to convince either President Bush or half of Senate to support the
bill so that funding could be provided for stem cell funding. Neither of which
“plans” worked.