S.5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Sponsor: Harry Reid / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo. (by MAPLight.org)
Status
The president has vetoed the bill.

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Debate over stem cellr research by Lechuan Zhou, Mar 5, 2008 (3:29pm)

Critics of this bill, including Bush, claim that it forces taxpayers to support the “deliberate destruction of human life,” despite that fact that the stem cells would be derived from “spare embyos that would otherwise be discarded.” Critics also point to new scientific research that suggests skin can be used to generate new cells, which they claim has “all of the potential and none of the controversy.” Proponents of the measure say that stem cell research is the most promising front in the war on diseases like Parkinson’s. They also claim that polls show a majority of Americans believe in expanding stem cell research.

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