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Hello Jack and others interested in stem cell research, We haven't won Bill Frist over to our cause yet! But he isn't as close minded as some other Senators on this subject. Maybe he can be brought around. Let us hope so. Note that in the remarks that you quote below, he fails to make the crucial distinction between therapeutic cloning research (to develop cures for conditions like PD) and reproductive cloning (to produce a baby). Instead of helping the public to understand life-saving, therapeutic cloning research, he insists on clouding the issue. We in the Stem Cell Action Network (http://www.stemcellaction.org) are bringing this distinction (between therapeutic and reproductive cloning) to politicans and the public, with your help. Please send us a portrait (brief text and photos) that we can post on the web. For example, you might choose one photo taken recently and another taken in the past. These portraits honor people with conditions like PD, and will help us to put a human face on the need for therapeutic cloning research. Please join the others in this group who have already sent us a portrait. Together we can provide the support that this research needs - and we have every reason to believe that if this research goes ahead, it will find cures. Best, Raymond Barglow, Ph.D. > Bill Frist wrote on June 2, 2002, the following: > > > > " No one can deny the potential human cloning holds for increased > scientific understanding. But given the serious ethical concerns this > research raises, the fact that promising embryonic stem cell research > will continue even under a cloning ban, the lack of significant > research in animal models, and the existence of promising > alternatives, I am unable to find a compelling justification for > allowing human cloning today. > > The fact that we are even engaged in this debate testifies to the > rapid and encouraging progress of science. As it moves forward, we > will undoubtedly be forced to reexamine this issue. For now, the > proper course is to stop short of allowing cloning research in humans, > but to enthusiastically embrace the ongoing public and private stem > cell research that holds such great hope for those who suffer from a > wide range of diseases and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, > Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. " > > This was one of the most recent items I have found from him. > > > Jack > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: > signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn