Monday, July 24, 2006
Why Bush is opposed to stem cell research
On Wednesday, US president George W Bush vetoed a bill — passed the previous day by the Senate — that would have greatly expanded government funding for stem cell research. The reactions were mixed but in every case sharp. Bill Frist, the Republican majority leader, said history would liken Bush to those who had imprisoned Galileo and scoffed at the idea of electricity. Others, mainly the ultra-conservative, praised him; ‘Must we kill to advance medicine?’, read one newspaper headline.
On Wednesday, US president George W Bush vetoed a bill — passed the previous day by the Senate — that would have greatly expanded government funding for stem cell research. The reactions were mixed but in every case sharp. Bill Frist, the Republican majority leader, said history would liken Bush to those who had imprisoned Galileo and scoffed at the idea of electricity. Others, mainly the ultra-conservative, praised him; ‘Must we kill to advance medicine?’, read one newspaper headline.
