Frist sees the light, supports stem cell bill;
"It's not a matter of faith, but of science'
Sen. Bill Frist, the Republican majority leader who has been trying to round up the votes to stop a bill expanding stem cell research, has decided to support the bill.
The AP reports:
Frist Breaks With Bush on Stem-Cell Bill
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
The Associated Press
Friday, July 29, 2005; 9:44 AM
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Friday threw his support behind legislation to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, breaking with President Bush and religious conservatives in a move that could impact his prospects for seeking the White House in 2008.
"It's not just a matter of faith, it's a matter of science," Frist said on the floor of the Senate.
Frist, a heart-lung transplant surgeon who opposes abortion, said modifying Bush's strict limitations on stem cell research would lead to scientific advances and "bridge the moral and ethical differences" that have made the issue politically charged.
UPDATE: Frist explains his decision in Good Morning America interview .
posted by xoff @ 9:09 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
I am for the free Research against the Chemical Industry Lobby.
Well, Frist took himself out of the Pres-Primary game, saving himself a lot of time and money.
Good Riddance...
Frist's dramatic change of heart is bad news for the wing-nuts in Wisconsin who want to lock the door on the biggest economic development opportunity this state will ever see.
Oh please "the biggest economic development opportunity." That's a joke.
Without stem cells then there is no research? Really? No shit? What a pile of used needles!
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