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Thank you Linda for explaining it so well. This is too important a subject for us all not to discuss. These politicians are playing with our LIVES. Donna and John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Leave science to the scientists > This is in reply to Greg Louis' comments : > > The Parkinsn list is not only about sharing information about living > with Parkinson's - it is also about defeating Parkinson's. And > unfortunately the defeat of Parkinson's depends not only on what takes > place in the lab, but also depends on who is sitting in the White > House, in Congress and in our state legislatures. The decisions the > politicians make will determine what medical research is funded and how > well it is funded. They might also determine if certain research, such as > SCNT will be banned and criminalized. > If we want to see a cure for Parkinson's in our lifetime; if we want to > be able to afford and have access to quality health care; if we want to > be able to afford our medications; if we want the rights of disabled > people's to be protected and enforced - we had better understand > these issues and know where the candidates stand before entering the > voting booth. We should also prepare to become strong advocates for > Parkinson's issues after the election . > > The discussions about politics and ethics on this list help provide us > with information we need as advocates. The Parkinsn list also helps > inspire and involve new members in becoming advocates. Greg, I see you > are Canadian, and maybe you are getting impatient with all the talk about > the American elections, but the debates on stem cell and SCNT research > continue throughout the world , and your government and others' must > also be convinced to provide a fair share of medical research funding to > Parkinson's research. So I think these issues are relevant to PWP > regardless of nationality. > > I know of another Parkinson's discussion forum whose owner has banned > all postings about politics. Some members' postings have actually been > censored. I am thankful for and proud of our list owners John Cottingham > and Barbara Patterson, for not only allowing and encouraging freedom of > expression on this list, but also taking part in the discussion > themselves. > Thank you John and Barbara, > > Linda Herman > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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