Lawmakers Override Veto of Stem Cell Bill
The Legislature voted in Boston to overturn Gov. Mitt Romney’s veto and approved a bill designed to propel the state to the forefront of embryonic stem cell research.
The bill immediately became law over Romney’s objections, after both chambers exceeded the two-thirds vote needed to override a veto. The vote was 112-42 in the House and 35-2 in the Senate.
The Republican governor vetoed the bill last week because it allowed the cloning of human embryos for use in stem cell experiments -- a practice Romney said amounted to creating life in order to destroy it.
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