MN Senate votes to permit tax dollars for stem-cell studies

04/25/2007

By Brian Bakst,
Associated Press
Last update: April 25, 2007

A bill allowing the University of Minnesota to use state tax dollars for all types of stem cell research won state Senate backing Wednesday after a lengthy debate over medical ethics.

The 36-26 vote leaves the Senate short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a possible veto by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has called for stricter limits on experiments using human embryos.

"Our hope is they would be willing to work this out without getting to a stalemate," Pawlenty said Wednesday.

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