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Gloomy Future for Stem Cells

Apr 13, 2007

Though the US Senate approved legislation that would lift restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, President George W. Bush has already promised that he will veto any such law that comes his way, according to this wire article. He's quoted in the article as saying, "This bill crosses a moral line that I and many others find troubling."

In the current GTO poll, the majority of readers indicate that they believe some restrictions on stem cell funding are acceptable, but that the current laws are too strict.

 

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