President Vetoes Stem-Cell Bill

President Bush vetoed a bill last week that would have loosened his restrictions on stem-cell research, marking the second time in less than a year that he has blocked a Congressional attempt to overturn his policy on the matter.

In issuing the veto, Mr. Bush offered an alternative policy that he said would strengthen the field in an ethical way. The policy, expressed in an executive order, calls for expanding certain types of stem-cell research that do not require the destruction of

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