Romney to talk of stem cells on TV
Governor Mitt Romney will appear on a Sunday television news show this weekend to explain his battle with legislative Democrats over his opposition to cloning of human embryos for stem cell research.
Romney, who has gained national acclaim from conservatives for his stance, will appear on ''Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" along with former NFL star Boomer Esiason, whose son has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease.
Romney supports stem cell research, but objects to cloning human embryos to further that research.
He has vowed to veto a bill passed by the Legislature that removes any legal ambiguities over embryonic stem cell research in Massachusetts.
Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney's communications director, said yesterday that the Fox show reached out to him, not the other way around.
''The governor was invited to come on the show and talk about his opposition to cloning, and he accepted the invitation," said Fehrnstrom.
The appearance would follow by less than a week Romney's touting of his conservative credentials on the Fox News show ''The O'Reilly Factor" on the first anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, another hot-button issue that has helped boost the governor's visibility.
Romney is expected to make a decision this fall on whether he will run for governor next year or step aside to put together a presidential bid in 2008. 