In The Field

Scientists decry President Bush’s veto of stem-cell bill

Senate may yet override decision, but House falls short of needed votes.

For the second time in less than a year, President George W. Bush yesterday vetoed legislation that would lift restrictions on US federal funding for human embryonic stem-cell research. The bill, passed by the Senate and the House, allows government funding for research on stem cells derived from embryos that are left over at fertility clinics and slated for destruction. “I will not allow our nation to cross this moral line,” Bush said.

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