首页
登录
职称英语
President Bush on Wednesday issued his second veto of a measure lifting his r
President Bush on Wednesday issued his second veto of a measure lifting his r
游客
2023-12-22
62
管理
问题
President Bush on Wednesday issued his second veto of a measure lifting his restrictions on human embryonic stem cell experiments. The move effectively pushed the contentious scientific and ethical debate surrounding the research into the 2008 presidential campaign.
"Destroying human life in the hopes of saving human life is not ethical," Mr. Bush said in a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House. He called the United States "a nation founded on the principle that all human life is sacred".
At the same time, Mr. Bush issued an executive order intended to encourage scientists to pursue other forms of stem cell research that he does not deem unethical. But that research is already going on, and the plan provides no new money. Advocates for embryonic stem cell research called the new plan a ploy to distract from Mr. Bush’s opposition to the studies.
"I think the president has issued a political fig leaf," said Sean Tipton, spokesman for the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, an advocacy group. "He knows he’s on the wrong side of the American public."
The veto, only the third of Mr. Bush’s presidency, puts him at odds not only with the majority of voters, according to polls, but also with many members of his own political party. Republicans sent him a similar measure last year when they controlled Congress. But even with considerable support from the Republican minority this year, Democrats concede they do not have enough votes for a veto override.
That means decisions about federal financing for the experiments are likely to fall into the hands of the next occupant of the White House. Even before Mr. Bush could put his veto pen to the bill, two leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008—Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois—were weighing in.
Mrs. Clinton, speaking at a conference in Washington, vowed to "lift the ban on stem cell research" if elected. Mr. Obama issued a statement saying Americans deserved a president who "will make this promise real for the American people".
Though Democrats appear united in support of the stem cell studies, the issue divides the Republican contenders. Senator John McCain of Arizona and Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, are generally supportive. But Mitt Romney, who supported federal financing for the research while governor of Massachusetts, now opposes it, saying he turned against it when he learned the details. The questions are personal for him because his wife, Ann, has multiple sclerosis, which doctors hope could be treated more effectively with the benefit of the research. [br] In the last paragraph, the author points out that______.
选项
A、stem cell studies are beneficial to human beings
B、when people learn the details, they will turn against the research
C、more people are supportive of the stem cell studies
D、the issue arouses contention among Republicans
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3296195.html
相关试题推荐
Rumorsofthepresidentialcandidate’spasttransgressionshavebeguntospring
Thevicepresidenttriedtowaveasidetheseconsiderationsasinconsequentiald
Thepresidenthasgottoprovidea______overviewofwhatheistryingtodothro
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
MaintainingFriendshipinAdolescenceSecondaryschoolc
随机试题
Lookatthenotesbelow.Youwillhearamanleavingamessageforacol
Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayisthera
WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A、Whatdelightfulweatherweareh
64Theworld’sfirstundergroundrailway(theTube)openedinLondoninJanu
Researchersusedtobelievethatasenseofrealcaringaboutotherscameas
下列哪项不是祛风湿药的适应证A:风湿痹痛B:下肢痿弱C:麻木不仁D:震颤抽
留学贷款中,抵押财产目前仅限于()。A:汽车 B:可设定抵押权利的房产 C:
A.3~5分钟 B.10分钟~2小时 C.2~6小时 D.6~12小时
暂态地电压局部放电检测仪器宜具备放电类型识别功能,判断绝缘()等放电类型沿面放电
西欧有一句名谚:“中国人的头,阿拉伯人的口,法兰西人的手。”结合对古代科技史的理
最新回复
(
0
)