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Funds from Terry Fox Run to Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research TORONTO, September 15, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Terry Fox Run takes place this Sunday September 17. Canada's annual Terry Fox run is an inspiring and motivational fundraiser for cancer research invigorated by the loving memory of Canadian hero Terry Fox. Fox was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to have a leg amputated. Nonetheless Fox decided to run across Canada to help cancer victims. After over 300 miles he was forced to stop as cancer had spread to his lungs. He died at a tender 22. With that driving force Canadians have raised over $360 million for Cancer research through the annual Terry Fox run. Many schools empty on the day of the run as students take part in the event. However, the fun ended for pro-life Canadians in 2002, when the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the sole beneficiary of the funds raised through the Terry Fox run, announced its intention to finance destructive research on human embryos. One such study listed on the NCI website is that of researcher Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker at Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre who is working on "In vitro generation of lymphocytes from embryonic stem cells". He has received three installments of $118,780 and is scheduled for another two installments before 2007. The Terry Fox run website confirms, "The National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) is the beneficiary of the money raised from the Terry Fox Run in Canada." http://www.terryfoxrun.org/english/research/default.asp?s=1 The Position Statement on Research Using Embryonic Stem Cells for the National Cancer Institute of Canada says it "will fund human embryonic stem cell research in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)." http://www.ncic.cancer.ca/vgn/images/portal/cit_86751114/55/... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn