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Senate poised to pass embryonic stem
cell bill; Bush promises first veto
WASHINGTON (API —
The Senate moved Tuesday
toward sending a hill
expanding federal funding
of embryonic stem cell
research to President Bush,
who has promised a swift
veto — his first.
Neither the Senate nor the
House is expected have the
two-thirds majorities neces-
sary to override the presi-
dent's opposition
Yet. the bill's supporters
predict the government
ev.-ntually will pay for the
research because a wide
majority of the public want
scientists to pursue treat-
ments that many say carry
great promise for curing dis-
eases that afflict millions of
people.
“This is a vote that mil-
lions of Americans are
watching.” said Sen. Richard
Durbin. D-lll. "They can't
understand why America for
the last five years has shut
down medical research that
promises hope "
Bush stood fast, with
midterm elections just ahead
and the Republicans' con-
gressional majority at stake
“He would veto the bill,
the White House said in a
written statement, underlin-
ing the words for emphasis.
It would be the first veto
Bush has cast during his 5
1/2 years in office.
The White House state-
ment quieted speculation by
supporters that Bush, per-
haps persuaded by new sci-
ence and strong public sup-
port for embry onic stem cell
research, would reverse
course and sign the legisla-
tion.
The bill would allow fed-
eral funds to be used in
research on embryos derived
from fertility treatments that
would otherwise be discard-
ed. Though several
Republican Senate leaders
support the measure, many
GOP lawmakers oppose it.
as do conservative voters
with whom Bush wants to
maintain credibility.
"The bill would compel
all American taxpayers to
pay for research that relies
on the intentional destruc-
tion of human embryos fiv.
the derivation of stem cells,
overturning the president s
policy that funds research
without promoting such
ongoing destruction, the
White House said
Bush on Aug. 9. 2001.
restricted government fund-
ing to research using only
the embryonic stem cell
"lines" then in existence,
groups of stem cells kept
alive and propagating in lab
dishes.
There has been muscular
opposition to the president
from those with personal
stories of illness, death and
the promise of stem cell
research.
Former first lady Nancy
Reagan lobbied lawmakers
on the bill's behalf. Her hus-
band. President Reagan,
died in 2004 after a long
deterioration from
Alzheimer's disease, one of
several illnesses that
researchers say stem cell
research might cure some-
day.
“She is still restless on
this issue." Kennedy said.
Everybody, it seemed,
had a personal story to tell
on the Senate floor where
such intimacies aren't rou-
tinely shared
“I lost a beautiful daugh-
ter some years ago to heart
disease." said Sen. Byron
Dorgan. D-N-D.. saying he
would support the bill
because the affliction is one
of many that embryonic
stem cell research might
eventually cure. “I wondered
then and "l wonder now and I
will wonder some long
w hile if there's any thing that
we could do to unlock the
mystery of that devious
kiiler"
Opponents of the bill,
meanwhile, sought to put
faces on the reasons why the
five dav-old embryos
destroyed during the
research are worth more
than the advances to which
they might lead.
Sen Sam Brownback. R-
Kan.. appeared with three
children adopted from in
vitro fertilization clinics in
an effort to humanize the
argument that frozen
embryos could have a future
other than being subjects of
stem cell research.
"It is immoral to destroy
the youngest of human lives
for research purposes ”
Brownback said. “It is an
age-old human debate,
whether you allow the
stronger to take advantage of
the weaker. We have already
regretted doing it in the past;
we will regret this, too "
Opponents of the bill also
rejected arguments that only
leftover embry os from fertil-
ity clinics would be used.
“Just because the budding
lives would not survive does
not mean that we should
ghoulishly conduct experi-
ments on them." said Sen.
Jim Bunning. R-Ky. "Who
knows how many human
embryos we will have to
destroy before any tangible
progress is made?**
Neither house has demon-
strated the two-thirds major-
ity of votes needed to over-
ride a presidential veto. Vote
counters on both sides said
they expected the Senate to
pass the bill with at least 60
votes, but they could not
predict there would be the
required 67 for a veto over-
ride.
The House last year fell
SO votes short of a veto-
proof margin when it passed
the same bill. 238-194.
After Senate passage.
Bush was expected to veto
the bill early Wednesday,
followed by the House’s
override effort.
Two related bills also
were scheduled for votes
Tuesday in both the House
and Senate. One. sponsored
by Sen. Rick Santorum. R-
Pa.. would encourage study
on stem cells derived from
sources other than embryos.
The other, sponsored by
Santorum and Brownback.
would ban so-called fetal
farming, the possibility of
developing fetuses, then
aborting them for scientific-
research.
Both have little or no
opposition and Bush was
expected to sign them.
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The hot weather was
expected to continue through
at least Saturday, with some
relief possible in the form of
a weak cold front this week-
end. the National Weather
Service reported. The next
chance for rain — albeit a
slight chance — will be on
Saturday.
Emergency Medical
Services Authority para-
medics have responded to 55
cases of heat-related illness
in Oklahoma City and 23 in
Tulsa oxer the last several
days. Ten people wore over-
come by the heal at drag
boat races in Oklahoma City
over the weekend, including
six with heat stroke.
On Monday. EMSA para-
medics had answered 21
heat calls in the Oklahoma
City area bv 5:30. spokes-
woman l.ara O'Leary said.
"That's an unbelievable
number" for a weekday, she
said "What's happening is
people are getting worn
down by the heat. They
might normally be able to
take it if it's one day. but five
straight days of it can be
debilitating.
“Hopefully people will
curtail their activity. People
need to be removed from the
situation. Step into a cool
environment, drink water
and take breaks when mow-
ing the lawn."
She said people who
don't have air conditioning
in their homes should
remember they have option
of going to a library or mall
to cool down.
The state’s highest tem-
perature Monday was 109
degrees, recorded in Lawton
in Comanche County in
southwest Oklahoma. The
thermometer hit 108 degrees
in Norman. Alva.
Woodward. Atoka. Frederick
and Ardmore It was 105 in
Oklahoma City. I02 in Tulsa
and 103 in Muskogee.
In Tulsa, emergency man-
agement officials designated
a community center and a
Salvation Army center as
locations where people
could go for relief from the
heal. Muskogee opened its
civic center as a cooling sta-
tion.
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for help for people cxperi
encing everything from heal
cramps to heat stroke peak
between 4:30 p m and 5 30
p.m.
Hot weather moved into
the state the middle of last
week, and has stayed put
"This is a time to use
common sense and caution.
Deal said "Heat builds up
on the body. It starts to lake
a toll."
Rick Boa/, owner ol
Oklahoma City \( Rescue
said Ins an conditioning
installation and repair busi
ness is busier than ever
"We re getting more busi
ness than we can handle
it's just the heat." Boa/ said
"I'd hate for the heat to
affect my business but the
reality of it is. extreme tom
peratures drive my busi
ness."
Boa/ said air condition
ing duct work is done in the
attic, and they have to work
early in the morning or
overnight because of the
high temperatures.
“You can have tempera-
tures exceed 140 degrees in
an attic on a hot day." Boa/
said. “A man can't work in
those temperatures."
Boa/ and his employees
lake extra precautions on
davs when the temperatures
lumps into the hundreds by
drinking plenty of fluids and
taking frequent breaks.
I'm on a root top right
now and I’ve got some
Gatorade right now with
me. Boa/ said. "I m sitting
on the shady side ”
A train derailment in rural
I incoln County on Monday
afternoon might have been
aitiihulable to the heat.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
C aptain Slew ait Mcyei said.
\ train tiavcling on a
Builingtoii Northern Santa
I e line lost about a dozen
cars, but there were no
m|iiries. no hazardous mate-
iials spilled and no major
roadways blocked because
ot the derailment, which
occurred near l S Highway
177. jusi south of the T urner
turnpike.
Meyer said the cause ol
the derailment remains
under investigation, and that
one theory is that the triple-
uigit temperatures might
have caused the rails on the
train track to expand.
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