What did President George W. Bush do in the summer of 2006 regarding the federal funding of research with embryonic stem cells?

A. He vetoed a Congressional bill that allowed reproductive cloning or cloning to produce babies.
B. He vetoed a Congressional bill that would have loosened restrictions on federal funds for research with embryonic stem cells.
C. He signed a bill making it a federal crime to unthaw a frozen embryo and destroy it without the signed permission of both gametic donors.
D. He expanded the number of embryonic stem cells available to scientists working with federal funds.
E. He passionately stated that the lives of innocent civilians in the Middle East were just as intrinsically valuable as frozen human embryos.


Answer: B

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