A Pox on Stem Cell Research
By DEBORAH BLUM
Published: August 1, 2006
Madison, Wis.
IN vetoing legislation that would have supported medical research using embryonic stem cells, President Bush described his decision as moral rather than scientific, an act of conscience opposed to the taking of the ââ?¬Å?innocent human lifeââ?¬Â represented by embryonic stem cells. The potential of using these cells to develop life-saving medical cures, Mr. Bush said, was a temptation to be resisted.