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Kathleen 2 things: 1. write to NIH to comment on proposed NIH guidelines supporting funding of extra IVF embryos, SCNT, grandfather clause 2. call or email your congressional rep today asking them to sign on (support) Castle -DeGette "Dear Colleague" letter supporting new NIH guidelines and stem cell research. The form PAN sent out has a way to get your rep phone number. We just got this action-alert yesterday afternoon with a deadline of today!!! Castle and DeGette are the reps who sponsored pro-ESCR legislation vetoed by Bush. Getting extra IVF embryos is a part of what we want - the compromise. We may not even get that if people don't respond. I was stunned to learn the opposition was opposing ALL embryonic stem cell research and most of the comments so far opposed ESCR. Yesterday I emailed my rep, Trent Franks, and today called his office asking that he sign the "Dear Colleague" letter. I know this is confusing, so please email me if this doesn't help. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Kathleen Cochran" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:46 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fwd: Help Needed Today--Ask Representative to Sign Stem Cell Letter! > Is anyone else confused by this? > > The letter we are supposed to encourage our representatives to sign is > nowhere to be found--at least, I'm not finding it. Can't urge someone to > sign what I haven't seen... > > Also, PAN appears to be asking people to express support of NIH > guidelines, > when what we want, as I understand it, is for NIH to amend their draft > guidelines. > > Maybe people are supposed to read something between the lines here, but to > me the text is invisible. > > Can anyone help? > > Kathleen > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Parkinson's Action Network <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2009/5/21 > Subject: Help Needed Today--Ask Representative to Sign Stem Cell Letter! > To: Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> > > > [image: Take Action] [image: Take Action] *Help Needed Today--Ask > Representative to Sign Stem Cell Letter!* *Your Representative Can Show > Support for NIH Guidelines* > > Take Action! > <http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/BAOOKNXKDG/HLTXKNXKRY/3379146246> Call > Today! > Deadline Friday, May 22! Representatives Diana DeGette and Mike Castle > are circulating a Dear Colleague letter regarding the National Institutes > of > Health's (NIH) recent draft stem cell guidelines and the importance of > embryonic stem cell research. As you know, NIH released its draft > guidelines > <http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/BAOOKNXKDG/DBOKKNXKRZ/3379146246>required > under President Obama’s Executive > Order <http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/BAOOKNXKDG/IRZKKNXKSA/3379146246> and > the > public has been given the opportunity to submit comments. Your > Representative can show his or her support for the NIH’s guidelines and > stem > cell research by signing the Dear Colleague letter, which will be > submitted > to the NIH. > > Please continue generating support for this promising research by calling > your Representative today and asking him/her to sign the Dear Colleague. > *The > deadline for your Representative to sign-on is tomorrow, Friday May 22!* > Click “Take Action” to access your Representative’s phone number and > talking > points for your phone call. > > *Take Action* > <http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/BAOOKNXKDG/IENSKNXKSB/3379146246> > > If you have not done so already, please submit your individual comments to > NIH. It takes five minutes to submit comments and will help ensure the > final guidelines allow for this important science to advance as quickly as > possible. To date, the NIH has received over 28,000 comments—the majority > of which are anti-embryonic stem cell research. Encourage your friends, > family, and community to submit comments in support of embryonic stem cell > research by the* May 26th deadline*. To submit comments, please click > here<http://capwiz.com/pan/utr/1/BAOOKNXKDG/OBBNKNXKSC/3379146246> > . > If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click > here<http://capwiz.com/pan/lmx/u/?jobid=125165540&queueid=3379146246>. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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