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From: "Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research"
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Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 18:23:40 GMT
Subject: Bi-Partisan Senate Letter to President Bush Urging a Stem Cell
Policy Expansion
Urgent Action Alert!
Now is the time to Help Save Lives!
A Bi-Partisan Group of Senators is Writing President Bush Urging Him to
Expand the Current Federal Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Much
like the House of Representatives Did Last Week
WRITE/CALL/EMAIL YOUR SENATOR
Urge Him/Her to Sign onto the Bi-Partisan Letter And Support Research
Your Support on the House Letter Proved Very Successful,
As We Had 206 Members Sign. Thank You!
Please Take a Few Minutes to Visit the
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research Website
http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/takeaction.asp
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 Senators 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 19 are available to researchers.
All of those 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
http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/takeaction.asp
and follow the steps to Contact Congress.
Make your support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research known!!!!!
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