Thanks, Nina for the info on Texas.  I got the info from one of Diane's
posts to me..  She sends me an average of 45 to 50 per day.  All I can do is
cut and paste, if I go over a certain amount, the List rejects it, so I try
to guess at how much I can copy.  I'm not trying to hide anything, just
doing what I can.  Also the info is constantly changing.

The Texas situation does not look good.  We so much need an actual cure for
something.  The folks who railed against IVF even though thousands of
embryos have failed to implant or have routinely been rejected for about 30
years, are quiet now re IVF.  It works after all.  They are the same types
opposing hESCR.

After being approved by the people of CA for over a year the CA Prop 71 is
still tied up in litigation.  Latest decision by a judge was that the
opponents hadn't proved it unconstitutional, but proponents now have to
prove that it is constitutional.  Crazy, huh???  I can see why PWP who have
fought longer than me are exhausted.  We were all born too soon.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Stem cell research progress by state


> Dear Ray,
> I wanted to send this directly to you but didn't have your email address.
> I just wanted you to have
> the correct information for Texas.  There were 14 bills (11 good and 3
> bad) that were brought up in
> Texas this past session.  They were all brought up at one time and none of
> them ever got out of
> committee.  Gov. Perry let it be known that he didn't want a bill
> supporting hESCR to come across
> his desk because he would have to veto it.  The following page was
> prepared by Texans for the
> Advancement for Medical Research.
>
>
> Texas Legislature, 79th Session
> BILLS AFFECTING STEM CELL RESEARCH
>
> Pro Research Bills:
> HB 1929         by Rep. Beverly Woolley, Houston
> SB 1733         by Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, El Paso
> Both prohibit reproductive cloning, both protect all forms of stem cell
> research including SCNT;
> both establish an Advisory Committee on research for development of
> regenerative or reparative
> medicine (TAMR supports both)
>
> HB 2948         by Rep. David Swinford, Amarillo
> Prohibits human reproductive cloning; protects stem cell research
> including SCNT, sets guidelines
> for research and procurement of oocytes; prohibits in-vitro fertilization
> (IVF) infertility practice
> and SCNT in the same laboratory (TAMR supports)
>
> SB 128  by Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, El Paso
> Prohibits reproductive cloning, protects all forms of stem cell research
> including SCNT
> (TAMR supports)
>
> SB 1164         by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, Laredo
> Prohibits reproductive cloning, protects all research for regenerative and
> reparative therapies,
> including SCNT, at institutions of higher education (TAMR supports)
>
> SB 1530         by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, Laredo
>        Establishes a research planning committee mandated to develop and
> adopt a statewide
>        Strategic8 plan for the support and promotion of technology
> research in Texas that is
> comparable
>        in quantity and quality to that conducted or funded in other states
> (TAMR supports)
>
> Research Funding Bills:
> SB 1041         by Sen. Kyle Janek, Houston
> HB 2269         by Rep. Beverly Woolley
> Both authorize the issuance of revenue bonds by the UT System for an adult
> stem cell research center
> at the Texas Medical Center (TAMR supports both)
>
> HB 3076         by Rep. Elliot Naishtat, Austin
> HJR 96  by Rep. Elliot Naishtat, Austin
> Establishes a stem cell research program to make grants and loans for stem
> cell research, for
> research facilities, and for other research; requires constitutional
> amendment (accompanied by HJR96
> because constitutional amendment is required)  (TAMR supports both)
>
> HB 2469         by Rep. Senfronia Thompson, Houston
> Establishes a Texas Institute for Regenerative Medicine for funding stem
> cell research; establishes
> a Stem Cell Research Account; protects research using human embryonic stem
> cells, human embryonic
> germ cells, and human adult stem cells, including cells from SCNT;
> requires infertility patient
> options for unused fertilized eggs (TAMR supports)
>
> Anti Research Bills:
> HB 864  by Rep. Phil King, Weatherford
>        Prohibits reproductive cloning and human embryonic stem cell
> research using SCNT (TAMR
> opposes)
>
> SB 943  by Sen. Ken Armbrister, Victoria
> Prohibits reproductive cloning and human embryonic stem cell research
> using SCNT; protects human
> embryonic stem cell research using excess IVF fertilized eggs that would
> otherwise be discarded
> (TAMR opposes)
>
> Anti Funding Bills:
> HB 2081         by Rep. Ken Paxton, McKinney
> Prohibits use of state money for any human embryonic stem cell research,
> including SCNT and with
> excess IVF fertilized eggs that would otherwise be discarded (TAMR
> opposes)
>
> Nina Brown
> "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make
> of our circumstances."
> Secretary/Founding Board Member, The Alliance for Medical Research
> Founding Board Member, Texans for Advancement of Medical Research
> (www.txamr.org)
> State Coordinator, Parkinson's Action Network (www.parkinsonaction.org)
> Vice President Houston Area Parkinson Society (www.hapsonline.org
>
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