thank you jo ann, for respecting my opinion. i do believe the folks who advise the President know all the upside and downside of the stem cell issues and some for religious and some for political purposes have said no...the genuine religious issues i certainly respect and accept. the others, many in the President's advisory group, see this issue as political and that i do not respect. maxine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn