The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ease restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, but the 63-34 vote in favor of the bill fell short of the two-thirds majority necessary to override an expected presidential veto. The House passed similar legislation earlier this year. S.5 would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that uses human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo.
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Senate Votes to Loosen Stem Cell Restrictions, Veto Likely
Posted by: Katherine Noyes April 12, 2007 10:57 AMThe U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ease restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, but the 63-34 vote in favor of the bill fell short of the two-thirds majority necessary to override an expected presidential veto. The House passed similar legislation earlier this year. S.5 would amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that uses human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo.