[extropy-chat] Stem Cell politics in the US: House Votes to Ease Stem Cell Restrictions

[Brett Paatsch]

May 24, 6:39 PM (ET)
By LAURIE KELLMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ignoring President Bush's veto threat,
the House voted Tuesday to lift limits on embryonic stem
cell research, a measure supporters said could accelerate
cures for diseases but opponents viewed as akin to abortion.

Bush called the bill a mistake and said he would veto it.
The House approved it by a 238-194 vote, far short of the
two-thirds majority that would be needed to override a veto.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050524/D8A9QQJG1.html