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Great idea Barb! The only problem is that the pro-life zealots will not embrace a religion that promotes free choice. My personal opinion is that if Bush-Cheney win in November this country and the rights of all, including the disabled, women, minorities, gays, and others will be set back 20 years. I shudder to think of the Supreme Court appointments they will make. If anyone has any political contacts now is the time to start beating down their doors. Greg 47/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb_MSN" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 3:28 PM Subject: Re: NIH priorities and George W > Phil T. and All.... > > Whence last I checked, the U.S. Constitution still espouses the > separation of church and state. Therefore, all we Parkies need to > do to assure Parkinson's researchers and PD patients continued > stem cell (and other promising treatments) research no matter what > the politicians say or try to do vis a vis such much needed > research, is to declare Parkinson's a RELIGION! > > Heck, we can even CANONIZE James Parkinson to get the ball > rolling.. <wee smirk> > > Barb (about to become very religious! Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Tompkins <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:22 AM > Subject: NIH priorities and George W > > > Thank you, Linda, for keeping us up to date on the NIH priorities. > Unfortunately, one of the priority items, stem cell research, > would > be jeopardized should George W. Bush be elected, according to a > June 8 article by Morton Kondracke: > > "... Bush is siding with the pro-life movement on the issue of > federal > funding of medical research using embryonic stem cells, which has > the promise of curing diseases including diabetes, cancer and > Alzheimer’s. > > "...Bush’s position was first disclosed in the Wall Street Journal > on > May 30. The governor’s aides told me he favors a ban on federal > funding for stem-cell research “because of his pro-life views.” > Asked > how much politics weighed into the decision, they said, “Very > little.” > > "According to aides, Bush also opposes federal research using > tissue obtained from aborted fetuses, although that would be > harder > to stop by presidential executive order because it’s been > authorized by Congress. > > "The right-to-life movement fought fetal tissue research in the > 1980s > and successfully persuaded Ronald Reagan and George W. > Bush’s father to ban federal funding by executive order. > > "During various Congressional fights to lift the ban, disease > groups > won over such pro-lifers as then-Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan, and Sens. > Strom Thurmond, R-S.C.; Pete Domenici, R-N.M.; Connie Mack, R- > Fla.; and John McCain, R-Ariz. > > "Dole declared in one debate that permitting research to fight > disease was 'the pro-life position to take.' President George Bush > vetoed Congress’ lifting of his ban, but President Clinton and > Congress reversed that policy in 1993...." > > See the complete article at > http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/kondracke/00/ > kond0608.html > > For background on this issue: > > NIH has a good introductory article on stem cells at > http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm and further info at > http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/index.htm > > The Association of American Medical Colleges web site has been > tracking the Congressional stem cell debates and documents: > http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/issues/research/stemcell1.htm > > Our Senators and Representatives must be contacted and urged to > support stem cell research. Senators also must support Sen. > Arlen Specter's bill S2015, which would permit federally funded > researchers to derive stem cells under NIH guidelines from > discarded embryos created during in-vitro fertilization. > > Phil Tompkins > Amherst, Mass. > age 62/dx 1990 >