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On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would loosen restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research. Entitled the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, the bill was supported by 63 senators, including 17 Republicans. During floor debate, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) urged President George W. Bush to sign the bill into law, in order to facilitate the advancement of the promising field of embryonic stem-cell research.

In this audio interview conducted by Rachel Gotbaum, Senator Hatch discusses his support, the opposition by President Bush and other Republicans, and the future of U.S. research in this field.

This interview (10.1056/NEJMp078082) was published at www.nejm.org on April 23, 2007.

Click on Interview to listen. Click on PDF to view a transcript of this interview.

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