Five and a half years into his presidency, George Bush finally vetoed a bill this week. Oddly enough, it was one that most Americans support: it would have expanded foderal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. The House and Senate had both passed the bill by wide, but not veto-proof margins, so Mr. Bush’s word is final, at least until after the mid-term elections in November.
Stem cells are cells that have not yet decided what they want to be when they grow up. That is, they can become blood cells, brain cells, or pretty much any other type of cell. Their versatility makes them extremely useful for medical research. The ethical snag is that the best stem cells are harvested from human embryos, killing them. For the most ardent pro-lifers, including Mr. Bush and many of his core supporters, that is murder. Proponents of embryonic stem-cell research point out that hordes of embryos are created during fertility treatment, and the vast majority of these are either
A. the House and Senate had not only passed the bill widely, but veto-proof margins.
B. most Americans support the bill although George Bush vetoed an opposite bill.
C. Mr. Bush’s opinion is still final after the House and Senate had passed the bill by wide.
D. George Bush vetoed the first critical bill for embryonic adult-cell research this week.
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