At 06:55 2001/05/30 -0700, Murray Charters wrote:
>05/29/2001=A0-=A0Updated=A010:02 PM=A0ET
>PHOTO: Christopher Reeve and seven scientists are
>  suing the government over stem cell research. (By Robert Deutsch,
>USA TODAY)
>Scientists, Reeve sue government over stem cells
>WASHINGTON (AP) =97 Seven scientists and actor Christopher
>Reeve have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Bush administration
>of illegally withholding funding for stem cell research.
>
>In the suit, they say the administration is doing "irreparable
>harm" by delaying the creation of therapies they believe could
>save lives.
>
>The Bush administration, which has halted all funding and
>ordered a review of the issue, now has less than 60 days to
>respond to the lawsuit.
>
>"We are not suggesting that the administration should begin
>funding projects immediately," plaintiffs' attorney Jeffrey Martin
>said Tuesday.
>
>"We just want the process to move forward quickly, and with
>consideration of existing laws. We do not want delay because of
>politics."
>
>Reeve, who played Superman in four movies, has been an active
>voice for stem cell research since a horse-riding accident left him
>paralyzed.
>
>The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Washington, claims that
>Bush officials have skipped over administrative procedures
>necessary to halt research that federal statutes have made legal.
>
>Last year, the National Institutes of Health passed guidelines
>that allow federal funding of some research involving stem cells,
>which many scientists believe have the potential to help repair
>injured or deteriorating organs.
>
>The issue of federal funding for the research is especially
>sensitive because it sometimes involves experimentation with
>embryonic stem cells.
>
>Those cells are derived from leftover embryos destined to be
>discarded after test-tube fertilization. Some ethicists and abortion
>opponents say it is wrong to use them for research, because
>it could encourage the creation of embryos for science.
>
>Stem cell experiments on animals have shown promising results,
>but there is no conclusive evidence of the potential benefits of
>stem cell therapies on humans.
>
>The lawsuit makes bold claims that, by delaying stem cell
>research, the Bush administration is "preventing or delaying
>the advent of a cure for paralysis, Parkinson's Disease, diabetes
>and other debilitating conditions."
>
>"There is, in essence, a moratorium that is delaying the funding,"
>Martin said.
>
>In one of his first actions as president, Bush asked U.S.
>Department of Health and Human Sciences Secretary Tommy
>Thompson to review the guidelines of funding for stem cell
>research. That process includes the creation of a review board,
>which, as of late last week, has never met.
>
>The lawsuit could force health officials to explain where they
>are in the review process.
>
>"This is great because it will hopefully embarrass the Bush
>administration into action," said researcher Tim Dale of the
>Malen Clinic in New York. "At the very least it will make them
>explain themselves."
>
>Among the plaintiffs are James Thompson of the Wisconsin
>Regional Primate Research Center, Roger Pedersen of the
>University of California, John Gearhart of Johns Hopkins
>University, Douglas Melton of Harvard University, Dan Kaufman
>of the University of Wisconsin, and Alan Osborne Trounson and
>Martin Pera, both of Monash Medical Centre in Australia.
>
>Copyright 2001 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
>
>http://www.usatoday.com/news/near.htm


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