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----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Cc: "Don C. Reed" <[log in to unmask]>; "Diane Wyshak" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:03 PM Subject: Amendment 2 a stand for stem cells > > > Dear Editor: > > Missouri's Amendment 2, the Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, is > affects everyone in America because everyone knows someone who could > benefit from embryonic stem cell research > > Whether it is a young person like Roman Reed, who broke his neck playing > college football, and became paralyzed from the shoulders down or an old > person like me who suffers from Parkinson's disease, the eyes of the > disabled are on Missouri right now. > > California passed the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act in 2004. > "Roman's law" provided funding for stem cell research that allowed > formerly paralyzed rats to walk again. You might have seen a program > about that research on 60 MINUTES recently. > > That research must be allowed to go forward. But America desperately > needs Missouri's help. > > When Roman Reed speaks on behalf of stem cell research, he always ends > his speeches the same way: > > "Take a stand on behalf of stem cell research. Take a stand-so one day, > everybody can." > > Don't we owe him that chance? > > Rayilyn Brown > 18507 N. Windfall Dr. > Surprise AZ 85374 > 623-584-5869 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn