| President Dashes Hope of Stem Cell Research with Veto Pen
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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WASHINGTON, DC—House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today commented on presidential veto of S. 5, the Stem Cell Enhancement Act, legislation which greatly expands the number of embryonic stem cell lines eligible to be used for federally-funded research. The legislation authorizes funding for stem cell lines only generated from embryos that would otherwise be discarded by fertility clinics.
“Psalm 72 calls for us to ‘defend the afflicted among the people.’ Today with his veto pen, the President dashed the hope of millions of suffering Americans who deal daily with disease and affliction, such as diabetes, sickle cell anemia, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Seventy-two percent of Americans support stem cell research, and the Congress crafted a bill with broad bipartisan support in both houses that creates a strong ethical framework in which to conduct that research. We understood the concerns of many in our communities, and put in place safeguards to ensure that this research would help people rather than harms life. I am disappointed in the President’s veto.”
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