Will stem cell bill be Nov. "wedge issue"?

.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) (L) speaks as Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (R) listens during a news conference on the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act January 9, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty Images file)

New legislation on embryonic stem cell research could be offered before November's election, Rep. Diana DeGette said today, during a break today from a House subcommittee hearing on stem cell advances.

According to an article by Denver Post reporter Anne Mulkern, DeGette, D-Denver, who authored a bill on the research that President Bush has twice vetoed, said new scientific developments call for a new bill, and added that fellow lawmakers who support the issue are asking for a vote on the legislation.

DeGette called embryonic stem cell research "a positive wedge issue" that could be used in November's election.
Republicans early in the hearing said that science should not override ethics. And that storing embryos for research is problematic.

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