The Stem Cell Storm continues - Veto expected today

Update: President Bush has used the first veto of his presidency.

From the AP:

President Bush readied the first veto of his presidency to stop legislation to ease limits on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. The veto is expected as soon as the measure reaches his desk. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that was expected to happen about midday Wednesday, and that Bush would veto the measure as promised. [More...]

The AP also has an article on the birthplace of Embryonic Stem Cell Research: the U. of Wisconsin.

Some catholic coverage of this debate:

• CWNews: US Senate backs embryo research
• CNA: US Senate passes three stem-cell bills, House splits vote
• Update: CNS: Senate passage of embryonic stem-cell expansion called 'a disservice'

A good article excerpted from Ethics & Medics (published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center):

Why Embryo Destruction is Worse than Abortion

Several prominent anti-abortion politicians, including Orrin Hatch and Bill Frist, joined the Senate majority in endorsing the public funding of embryonic stem cell research. To the casual observer it might appear that the arguments against abortion must be stronger than those against publicly funding the destruction of embryos. This conclusion, however, would be mistaken. The funding of destructive embryo research is actually worse than legal abortion. [More...]