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July 17, 2006 ACSH Signs Letter in Support of Stem Cell Research This week sees a showdown between Congress and President Bush, who has promised to veto a bill that would expand federal support for stem cell research. ACSH has joined hundreds of other organizations in signing a letter supporting the science behind the pending legislation, which is competing with alternative, more restrictive bills for possible passage this week. (On a related but lighter note: ACSH Trustee Dr. Lee Silver, author of the pro-biotech book Challenging Nature, is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central's Colbert Report tonight, July 17, at 11:30 Eastern.) The text of the joint statement (with many of the initial signatories listed below): July 14, 2006 U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: We the undersigned patient advocacy groups, health organizations, research universities, scientific societies, religious groups and other interested institutions and associations, representing millions of patients, scientists, health care providers and advocates, write you with our strong and unified support for H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. We urge your vote in favor of H.R. 810 when the Senate considers the measure next week. Of the bills being considered simultaneously, only H.R. 810 will move stem cell research forward in our country. This is the bill which holds promise for expanding medical breakthroughs. The other two bills -- the Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act (S. 2754) and the Fetus Farming Prohibition Act (S. 3504) -- are NOT substitutes for a YES vote on H.R. 810. H.R. 810 is the pro-patient and pro-research bill. A vote in support of H.R. 810 will be considered a vote in support of more than 100 million patients in the U.S. and substantial progress for research. Please work to pass H.R. 810 immediately. Sincerely, Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis Affymetrix, Inc. Alliance for Aging Research Alliance for Stem Cell Research Alpha-1 Foundation ALS Association Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Cancer Research American Association for Dental Research American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association American Brain Coalition American College of Neuropsychopharmacology American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Council on Education American Council on Science and Health American Dental Education Association American Diabetes Association American Gastroenterological Association American Medical Association American Medical Women's Association American Pain Foundation American Parkinson's Disease Association (Arizona Chapter) American Parkinson's Disease Association American Pediatric Society American Physiological Society American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology American Society for Cell Biology American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics American Society for Microbiology American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair American Society for Reproductive Medicine American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists American Society of Hematology American Surgical Association American Surgical Association Foundation American Thyroid Association A O North America Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology Association of Academic Physiatrists Association of American Medical Colleges Association of American Universities Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairs Association of Independent Research Institutes Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs Association of Professors of Medicine Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Association of Specialty Professors Association of University Anesthesiologists Axion Research Foundation Biotechnology Industry Association B'nai B'rith International Broadened Horizons, LLC The Burnham Institute California Institute of Technology California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Californians for Cures Campaign for Medical Research Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Cedars-Sinai Health System Central Conference of American Rabbis Children's Hospital Boston Children's Tumor Foundation Children's Neurobiological Solutions Foundation Christopher Reeve Foundation The CJD Foundation Columbia University Medical Center Cornell University CuresNow Cure Paralysis Now David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Duke University Medical Center Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Emory University The Endocrine Society The FAIR Foundation FasterCures FD Hope Foundation Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Fertile Hope Fox Chase Cancer Center Friends of Cancer Research Genetics Policy Institute The Gerontological Society of America Hadassah Harvard University Hereditary Disease Foundation Huntington's Disease Institute of America Institute for African American Health, Inc. International Foundation for Anticancer Drug Discovery (IFADD) International Longevity Center -- USA International Society for Stem Cell Research Iraq Veterans for Cures Jeffrey Modell Foundation Johns Hopkins Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Lance Armstrong Foundation Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Lung Cancer Alliance Lupus Research Institute Malecare Prostate Cancer Support Marshalltown [IA] Cancer Resource Center Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Mount Sinai School of Medicine National Alliance on Mental Illness National Association for Biomedical Research National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs National Coalition for Cancer Research National Coalition Cancer Survivorship National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease National Council of Jewish Women National Council on Spinal Cord Injury National Health Council National Hemophilia Foundation National Medical Association National Partnership for Women and Families National Prostate Cancer Coalition National Spinal Cord Injury Association National Venture Capital Association New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research New York Stem Cell Foundation New York University School of Medicine North American Brain Tumor Coalition Northwest Association for Biomedical Research Northwestern University Paralyzed Veterans of America Parkinson's Action Network The Parkinson Alliance and Unity Walk Parkinson's Disease Foundation Pittsburgh Development Center Project A.L.S. Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum International Quest for the Cure Research!America Resolve: The National Infertility Association RetireSafe Rett Syndrome Research Foundation Rice University Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins Rutgers University Secular Coalition for America Society of General Internal Medicine Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Society of Reproductive Surgeons Society of University Otolaryngologists Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Society for Education in Anesthesia Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Society for Neuroscience Society for Pediatric Research Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Society for Women's Health Research Stanford University Stem Cell Action Network Stem Cell Research Foundation Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation Stony Brook University, State University of New York Student Society for Stem Cell Research Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. Texans for Advancement of Medical Research Texas Medical Center The Forsyth Institute Tourette Syndrome Foundation Travis Roy Foundation Tulane University Union for Reformed Judaism Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, San Francisco University of California, Santa Cruz University of California System University of Chicago University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Dakota University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center University of Southern California University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Vanderbilt University and Medical Center Washington University in St. Louis WE MOVE WiCell Research Institution Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research and Education Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University Yale University ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn