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From: "Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research"
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:40:29 GMT
Subject: CAMR Alert: Do Not Be Fooled By Decoy Bills!
URGENT CAMR ACTION ALERT
Do Not Be Fooled By Decoy Bills!!!!
Those who oppose passage in the Senate of HR 810, the pro-cures stem cell
bill, are fogging the battlefield with proposed so-called "alternatives."
These range from unpublished, unproven theories to experiments that have
only been conducted with animal cells.
Those of us who support embryonic stem (ES) cell research should not be
fooled! These untested theories are years, perhaps decades, away from
producing human embryonic stem cells. Scientists have already determined
a way to derive safe and effective ES cells by using surplus fertility
treatment embryos that will otherwise be discarded and destroyed as
medical waste. It is this method that is the most scientifically
promising and must be supported immediately!
Only HR 810 , the Castle-DeGette bill that passed the U.S. House of
Representatives on May 24 and was introduced in the Senate by Senators
Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), carries the true intent and
spirit of the Pro-Cures Movement—our cause. At a stem cell rally in
Washington, DC this week Michael J. Fox joined Specter, Harkin and other
Republican and Democratic Senators urging for passage of HR 810. Mr. Fox
explained that a vote for HR 810 is not only pro-life, it is pro-living.
The Senators at the rally agreed. Our national leaders must seize the
promise of this opportunity to provide cures for millions of Americans.
A Senate vote on HR 810 and possibly other "alternatives" may take place
as early as next week! The message every Senator must hear loudly is
that their vote in favor HR 810 is imperative. It is also important for
Senators to know that the Pro-Cures community is opposed to any
anti-research bills which would ban certain forms of stem cell research.
ACTION NEEDED ASAP:
We need YOU (and your family, friends and neighbors) to contact your U.S.
Senators immediately using these arguments: (to find your Senator's
contact information, go to www.senate.gov )
Stem cell research is extremely important to me and my family for
(explain your personal reason for supporting embryonic stem cell research
here). Under President Bush's current policy, there are simply not enough
stem cell lines for federal researchers to work on to make possible the
cures that my family and I so desperately need.
The so-called "alternatives" bills are diversions at best, and at worst,
could delay important research and potential cures for patients and their
families for years.
Voting for an "alternative" bill does not relieve my Senator of the
responsibility to vote FOR HR 810.
Vote against any anti-research bills which would ban some types of
scientifically valid and promising stem cell research.
Only one bill makes the most sense for patients, and that is HR 810. I
urge my Senator to vote for HR 810 without amendments if he or she is
truly Pro-Cures. A vote for HR 810 is the vote my family and I will be
watching for.
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