Kerry attacks Bush over stem cell research

Presidential hopeful John Kerry today said he would reverse George Bush’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in the US as he remembered the late actor Christopher Reeve, a quadriplegic, as a hero and a friend.

In a radio address for the Democrats he said: “We’re going to make funding for this research a top priority in our government agencies, our universities and our medical community, and we’ll continue to lead the world in great discoveries – all while upholding the highest ethical standards.”