Bush urged to back more spending on stem cell research (Michael J. Fox)

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Bush urged to back more spending on stem cell research
13 Jul 2005 20:25:39 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Joanne Kenen

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox, a Parkinson's disease sufferer, urged President George W. Bush on Wednesday to drop his opposition to expanded embryonic stem cell research as Congress geared up for a pivotal vote for more government spending on the research.

"He has an opportunity to do something fantastic for the world," said the actor-activist, calling the legislation a "pro-living bill."

The Senate plans to vote on stem cell legislation this month, possibly next week. The House of Representatives passed the legislation in May with a bipartisan margin, but Bush has vowed to veto it citing ethical concerns. Embryonic stem cells are derived from human embryos, which are destroyed in the process.

The embryonic stem cell bill would lift the research limits Bush imposed in August 2001 and allow research using the 400,000 frozen embryos leftover from in vitro fertilization treatments. Most of those embryos would otherwise be destroyed, and advocates of the legislation say they believe it would be more ethical to use them to try to cure disease.

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