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Dr Fink -- To be fair, Diane Beeson, author of the letter, is a sociologist, not a stem cell researcher, so I don't think it's fair to put her in that category. Second, it is ludicrous for you to say that Prop 71 "would essentially remove all restrictions from the use of embryonic stem cells in medical research and/or treatment". Even a cursory glance at the Proposition reveals that this just isn't true. I'm surprised that you would make such a silly statement. Also, I don't believe that anyone on this list said that "scientists" are in favor of unrestricted activites in this area. If they did, that too is absurd. Every thinking person recognizes that this is a sensitive area requiring careful institutional review with appropriate safeguards and publicly published results, subject to rigorous peer review. The claims made by Ms. Beeson reveal that she just didn't bother to read the text of the proposition. She makes statements that are just completely made up, trying to pass them off as true statements. There are many legitimate pros and cons regarding research in this potentially beneficial area. It doesn't further anyone's cause to misrepresent the text of the proposition and then argue against the misrepresented text. Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert A. > Fink, M. D. > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:48 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Stem cell initiative (California) > > Here in California, we have an initiative on the November > ballot which, if passed, would essentially remove all > restrictions from the use of embryonic stem cells in medical > research and/or treatment. > > On this List, some have said that "scientists" are in favor > of unrestricted activities in this area. The Letter to the > Editor below (from the San Francisco > Chronicle) says otherwise: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn