Despite veto, our voices were heard.On July 19, President George W. Bush vetoed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was the name of two similar bills that both passed through the United States House of Representatives and Senate, but were both vetoed by President George W. Bush and were not enacted into law. of 2005, which would have increased the supply and quality of human embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. lines that can be used in federally funded research. Hours later, the U.S. House of Representatives fell 51 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override Bush's veto. The vote was 235 for, 193 against. President Bush's veto came in the face of bipartisan congressional support and strong public backing--including thousands of people with MS who called and e-mailed in support. Because of the veto, funding from the National Institutes of Health remains restricted to embryonic stem cell lines created before August 9, 2001. The federally approved stem cell lines have been whittled down to about 20, and all of them are now contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. . The ban goes beyond forbidding federal dollars to be applied to such research. It is illegal to use federally funded equipment for research on newer embryonic cell Noun 1. embryonic cell - a cell of an embryo formative cell cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and lines. "We regret the decision to veto the bill," Joyce Nelson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Society, said. "But we appreciate the congressional leaders who see the promise in expanding this important research area." |
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