The Senate on Wednesday voted 63-34 to pass a bill (S 5) President Bush has threatened to veto that would expand federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, the New York Times reports. The chamber also voted 70-28 to pass a bill (S 30) that would allow federal funding for stem cell research using embryos with no chance of survival (Luo, New York Times, 4/12). [click link for full article]
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