July 19, 200619 yr Bush issues first veto, nixes stem cell bill Says measure ‘crosses a moral boundary’ society needs to respect The Associated Press Updated: 2:55 p.m. ET July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON - President Bush cast the first veto of his 5-1/2-year presidency Wednesday, rejecting legislation to ease limits on federal funding for research on stem cells obtained from embryos. "This bill would support the taking of innocent human life of the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our society needs to respect, so I vetoed it," Bush said at a White House event where he was surrounded by 18 families who "adopted" frozen embryos that were not used by other couples, and then used those leftover embryos to have children. "Each of these children was still adopted while still an embryo and has been blessed with a chance to grow, to grow up in a loving family. These boys and girls are not spare parts," he said. The veto came a day after the Senate defied Bush and approved the legislation, 63-37, four votes short of the two-thirds margin needed to override. White House officials and Republican congressional leaders claimed it was unlikely that Congress could override the veto. read more here: URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13934199/?GT1=8307 thanks Mr. President.... :rolleyes:
July 19, 200619 yr Bush is an idiot. I respect life and do not like to see things like abortions, and I will never allow my child to be aborted, but stem cells can do so much for so many people.
July 19, 200619 yr Author He's one to talk about 'morals' huh!? I'm with you on the 'yae' to stem cell research.... who knows how many lives we can save.. meanwhile.. so many lives are being lost needlessly in the middle east.....
July 21, 200619 yr Author I can't believe that this thread hasn't gotten much attention... where are the Bush supporters now?? :rolleyes:
July 21, 200619 yr Meh. I'm sort of split on stem-cell research. If they want to use stem cells from the umbilical (sp?) cord, then I'm 100% for it. But not from fetuses.
July 21, 200619 yr I can't believe that this thread hasn't gotten much attention... where are the Bush supporters now?? :rolleyes: It's a Coldplay board. :P But seriously, a lot are losing faith in him... what his approval rating at? 30%? It's gotta be worse than that now. As for the bill, this is just sad. Out of every bill that's gone through Congress in the last 6 years, why did he pick THIS one for his first veto? Oh well, once China and Japan start to make money off of this technology, his stance will magically change. :rolleyes:
July 23, 200619 yr It's very upsetting to see this. I mean now it is safe to say that 'George Bush doesn't care about the terminally ill.'
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