Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Bill for a Second Time, Putting Ideology Above Saving Lives

"With this veto, George Bush has proved once again that his allegiance is to his extremist base and not to the millions of caregivers and families who need this research," says NOW President Kim Gandy. "Women are the majority of caregivers in our society, and this veto is an outright slap in the face for women who take on the every day burden of caring for family members who are ill or dying," said Gandy.

There is enormous public support for stem cell research, and that is why Congress passed the measure. George Bush's veto demonstrates that he has become even more out of touch with the country. Even the National Institutes of Health acknowledge that human embryos are the most promising of all the stem cells to offer renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.