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according to the news release below. I just called them to try to get them to correct the claim re Parkinson's. I didn't get Mr. Long, but the guy I did talk to simply hung up on me when I tried to tell him about Dennis Turner. He claimed an MD said a subject, neither of which he would name, had been in remission for 4 years which is true, but he refused to listen to me when I told him I had just talked to Turner and he is worse than ever. I am not contesting the position of the Catholic church on ESCRs, that is their right, but I didn't think lying any more than pedophilia was something the church approved of. I think it would be a good thing if the Catholics and other Christians on this list would take a more active role in getting the truth out. I was treated very rudely and did not go into my "advocate" role, but was told he didn't want to argue with me when I tried to bring him up to date on the research. The blogs of opponents of ESCR are just full of these lies. If we don't do something we are setting research back not just years, but centuries. Diane, maybe you can work your magic and put me in touch with a newspaper or email for Long. Ray Michigan Catholic Conference Urges Public Support for Adult Stem Cell Research; 65 Different Diseases Currently Being Treated 3/21/2006 10:36:00 AM To: City and State desks Contact: Paul A. Long of Michigan Catholic Conference, 517-372-9310; http://www.micatholicconference.org LANSING, Mich., March 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Research using adult stem cells is currently producing treatments for some 65 different medical conditions and deserves the recognition and support of the public to further assist those who are suffering, the Michigan Catholic Conference told the House Health Policy Committee today in Lansing. The conference offered its support of adult stem cell research while testifying against legislation that seeks to amend the state's human cloning ban in order to clone then kill living human embryos for their stem cell lines. "Public support for adult stem cell research is necessary to augment the increasing number of treatments that are today helping thousands of our friends and relatives who suffer from conditions such as muscular sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain cancer and juvenile diabetes," said Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long. "Without the dedicated support of the public, including elected officials and the media, the ongoing successes of adult stem cell research will continue to be overshadowed by those who have failed to distinguish politics from science regarding stem cell research." Adult stem cells are retrieved from such locations in the human body as umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, blood, muscle, fat, nerves and even dental pulp, and pose no ethical problems related to retrieval. The gains made by adult stem cell research are helping to treat some 65 different diseases and are even eliminating certain blood diseases, such as severe combined immunodeficiency. Last year Congress set aside some $79 million to create a national data bank of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, which is a treasure-trove of stem cells. Addressed at today's House Health Policy Committee hearing was the Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer process, a euphemism for human cloning, which clones a living human embryo then kills that embryo by extracting the stem cell lines. To date, such "clone and kill" public policy has failed to discover one single treatment or cure at the expense of live embryos. Once understood solely within the scientific community, the public is increasingly being made aware that research using embryonic stem cells is tumorigenic, consistently forming tumors in laboratory animals. "The benefits of adult stem cell research are making headlines across the globe as thousands of people are walking, seeing and moving again after undergoing adult stem cell therapy," said Long. "The facts are that nearly 30 years of public and private financing for embryonic stem cell research have failed to produce any positive gains, while advancements with adult stem cells are occurring on a daily basis." Michigan Catholic Conference is the official public policy voice of the Catholic Church in the state. http://www.usnewswire.com/ -0- /© 2006 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ Printer Friendly Format © 2006 U.S. Newswire ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn