A Brief Timeline of the Stem Cell Debate
As part of their “First 100 Hours Agenda,” Democrats in the U.S. House of Representative proposed a bill that would allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. The bill passed in the House with a vote of 253 to 174 which is less than the two-thirds majority that will be needed to overturn the veto that President Bush promises. First identified in 1981, stem cell research has been the source of much debate. To help make sense of the recent action in Congress, National Public Radio has compiled a condensed timeline of milestones in this debate, including scientific and legislative highlights.
