Stem-Cell Bill to be first-ever vetoed by President Bush

At least that is what many are saying, including the Denver Post:

"President Bush will likely cast the first veto of his presidency if the Senate, as expected, passes legislation to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, White House aide Karl Rove said today."

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"The legislation is not likely to become law, Rove said, because there are not enough votes in the House and Senate to override Bush's veto."

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"We were all an embryo at one point, and we ought to as a society be very careful about being callous about the wanton destruction of embryos, of life," Rove said. Recent research, he said, shows "we have far more promise from adult stem cells than from embryonic stem cells." [source]

The Scientist has a more in-depth treatment of the individual bills, and many related links.

It will be interesting to see what kind of action the Presidential veto provokes...