If you believe in the promise of stem cell reseacrh - now is the time to
take action.
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From: "Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research"
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Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 19:30:39 GMT
Subject: Now is the time to Help Save Lives!
Extremely Urgent Action Alert
Now is the time to Help Save Lives!
A Bi-Partisan Group of Representatives is Writing
President Bush Urging Him to Expand the Current
Federal Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
WRITE/CALL/EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON
Urge Them to Sign onto the Bi-Partisan Letter
And Support Research
Please Take a Few Minutes to Visit the
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research Website
www.camradvocacy.org
and Take Action In Support of
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to treat and better
understand the deadly and disabling diseases that affect more than 100
million Americans, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and many others.
When President Bush announced his stem cell policy in August 2001, we did
not foresee that the 78 lines available for research at that time would
not be sufficient. Tell your Members of Congress the challenges with the
current policy are the following:
While it originally appeared that 78 embryonic stem cell lines would be
available for research under the federal policy, now, more than two years
after August 9, 2001, only 15 are available to researchers.
All of those 15 lines are contaminated with mouse feeder cells, making
their therapeutic use for humans uncertain.
Scientists are reporting that it is increasingly difficult to attract new
scientists to this area of research because of concerns that funding
restrictions will keep this research from being successful.
This promising field of research is moving overseas. We have already seen
researchers move to countries such as the United Kingdom, Singapore,
Israel, Sweden, and Australia, which have more supportive policies.
Embryonic stem cell research is about saving and improving lives. Go to
www.camradvocacy.org, and follow the steps to Contact Congress.
Make your support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research known!!!!!
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