To the List: Following is an excerpt from a response by Senator Robert G. Torricelli (NJ) re a letter asking him to sign on to S. 723. He did not commit. "In the coming months, I hope to work with my colleagues to achieve a thorough debate of the effect that a ban would have on medical research. While there are clear ethical concerns that need to be addressed, embryo research presents the possibility for tremendous breakthroughs in healthcare. I am concerned that a ban on the use of embryos would unduly restrict research that will someday soon benefit our deadliest diseases." Dolores Gross [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn