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I like this: "A Presidential veto will spare leftover embryonic stem cells from the indignity of saving human lives and allow them to be thrown in the garbage with their dignity intact." Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. F. Etzold" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:17 PM Subject: Stemcells, A physicists view > FYI: > The folllowing appeared on a physics listserv at the University of > Maryland. > From K. F. cg Carline > > CULTURE WAR I: BUSH PROMISES TO VETO STEM CELL RESEARCH BILL. > The first science legislation of the new Congress passed the > House easily and will pass the Senate overwhelmingly. However, > the House vote was 37 short of the margin needed to override a > veto. Last year Bush vetoed the bill and promises to do so > again. The bill lifts the President's ban on using leftover stem > cells from fertility clinics in research. The White House points > to a study at Wake Forest that found stem cells in the amniotic > fluid of pregnant women, but Anthony Atala, author of the study, > warned that amniotic stem cells are no substitute for embryonic > stem cells. A Presidential veto will spare leftover embryonic > stem cells from the indignity of saving human lives and allow > them to be thrown in the garbage with their dignity intact. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn