Backbencher's embryo research bill defeated
British MPs have voted against the use of early human embryo cells for research into the development of new disease treatments. Introduced by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat science spokesman, the private member's bill was defeated last Tuesday by 175 votes to 83. Private member's bills, which rarely result...
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Embryo stem cell politics
by Juliet Tizzard
Last week in the UK Parliament, 175 members of the House of Commons voted against a bill, tabled by Evan Harris MP, supporting human embryonic stem cell research. Whilst these MPs do not constitute a majority of the full House of Commons (there are a total of 659 MPs), they...