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Article: ESC backers see gains despite looming veto.(FRIDAY, APRIL 13)(embryonic stem cell)(Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007)(Brief article)
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- Medical Technology and Devices Week
- Article date:
- April 16, 2007
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Although a bill to ease federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research seems destined to die from an all-but-certain presidential veto, supporters of the measure are envisioning alternate routes forward while lauding the progress they've made.
The Senate passed the "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007" by a margin of 63-34 after two full days of debate, an expected outcome that demonstrated the issue's bipartisan support.
Of the total yeas, 44 Democrats voted in favor of the measure, designated S. 5, along with 17 Republicans. Three absent supporters will cast their lots to turn back a veto from a firmly entrenched President Bush, ...