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...fund has already been operating on a trial basis for the past month, and according to UC Secretary Matthew R. Greenfield ’08—who co-sponsored the bill??it has been successful in promoting social events for freshman...
...bill??which officially revises the state’s currently ambiguous legislation on the use of embryos for research—met with a 35-2 Senate approval on Wednesday and a 117-37 House approval on Thursday...
According to Ann C. Dufresne, communications director for Mass. Senate president Robert E. Travaglini, Romney’s opposition will likely not affect the bill??s passage into law because both the Senate and the House approved the stem cell initiative on a margin in excess of the two-thirds minimum needed to override Romney’s expected veto...
Supporters of the legislation, such as Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., argue that it is a “unique bill?? that will not serve as a precedent for future action. They are right in that the language of the act explicitly makes clear that it only applies to Schiavo and that it has no effect on contentious political issues such as “right to die,” abortion, and doctor-assisted suicides. They miss, however, that the very fact that Congress is legislating to affect the outcome of a state legal battle...
...bill??introduced by Sens. Edward Kennedy ’54-’56, D-Mass., and Sam Brownback, R-Kan.—will attempt to implement the changes Skotko discussed in his study, setting aside $25 million in federal funding to extend services that provide support to mothers...