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Frist: Stem Cell Vote Delayed Again Topic: Stem Cells After democrats yesterday urged Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) to take up the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, Frist has responded saying it's not likely, according to Kaiser Daily Women's Healthy Policy Report. The bill would allow federal funding for embryos donated by parents who originally created the embryos for fertility treatments. The act would violate President Bush's executive order that no federal money can be spent on stem cell research that destroys embryos created after August 9, 2001. The president has promised to veto the bill, which has already passed in the House but stalled in the Senate. Frist did say he expects a vote in the Senate this year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn