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 [1] 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.