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Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:55 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Alzheimer's Project Part II/NIH Comments > Dear Friends > > Won't you join me in supporting ESCR by responding to the NIH call for > comments? For your convenience I have prepared a sample letter you can > edit and adjust to personalize it, as PAN's suggested comments are kind of > long and confusing. > > Tonight I watched more of the Alzheimer's Project on HBO and am more > convinced than ever that we must prevent obstacles to research from being > placed in the way of scientists. > > The human toll of disease is just staggering and we should not wait to act > while we still can. > > Ray > > NIH comment site: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm > > > Parkinson's disease exacts a devastating toll on people and their > families. I know because I have been caregiver to my wife for well over > a decade/have suffered from Parkinson's for _____ years/am a friend of > someone who suffers from the disease. . Embryonic stem cell research > offers her/me/milliions hope for a better future and the final NIH > Guidelines should not create new bureaucratic obstacles that will slow the > pace of desperately needed progress. > > While it is commendable that the guidelines, Section 11 B, would permit > the use of excess IVF embryos for research, federal funding of stem cell > lines derived from other sources such as somatic cell nuclear transfer > (SCNT) should be encouraged, not prohibited. > > The final guidelines should include a grandfather clause, enabling > scientists to build on progress that has already been made and allowing > federal funds for research using all stem cell lines created by following > ethical practices at the time they were derived. > > Please don't compromise my wife's/our/my health by restricting scientists. > We/she/I deserves/need the best treatment science can provide. > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn