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Simon, you wrote: <<You may know that letters from Parkinson's sufferers was crucial in persuading the UK's Parliament to approve Stem Cell research into serious diseases such as PD. Members of the European Parliament will be voting on 14th November on the Fiori Report - voting for the report would signal disapproval for Stem Cell research such as that approved in the UK. It is important that people in Europe email their MEPs to ensure that they are fully aware of the implications and views of those with Pd. >> -- Thanks for sharing this news with the list. Hopefully there will again be a good response from PWP in Europe and the Fiori Report will be voted down. The outcome of the vote should also be of interest to those of us in the U.S. When President Bush limited the stem cell lines that could receive federal research funding on Aug.9 - it was often argued that the research would continue unimpeded anyway in many other countries. We looked to countries such as the U.K. with hope that your scientists' progress towards a breakthrough would advance faster, with the full support of your government. But it appears it is not so simple. We should be aware that there is opposition threatening stem cell research in other countries as well. Please let the List know the outcome of the vote. You have the support of many of us. Linda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn