Dave, Sadly, this nut is a state senator. His constituents took him seriously enough to elect him and he is in a position of power. Kathleen On 29 January 2012 12:00, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dave > > I take him seriously even though a proposed "Personhood" law was recently > defeated in 'RED" Georgia. Much time and energy is spent on the fringes of > this issue. Who is to say what might have been accomplished if we lived > in > a society that finding cures was like a Manhattan Project. Good for the > two women who may no longer be blind. > > I think I found the source of the Senator's concern and it is the same one > that permeates the whole anti-ESC opposition: > > In 1970 a stem cell line was created that has been used throughout the > world. A company used renal or kidney cells to test a diabetes medication > rather than using a person. Using cells to develop drugs is frowned > upon, like Salk's vaccine for polio. > > see this URL for more info: > http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/**health/2012/01/26/bill-would-** > ban-aborted-fetuses-in-food/<http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/01/26/bill-would-ban-aborted-fetuses-in-food/> > > to Shortey and friends a microscopic undifferentiated cell is the same > thing as an "aborted fetus" or baby. > There lies the fundamental difference in our thinking. Fighting > Parkinson's for 16 years is hard enough; taking on all of the opposition > to ESCs is too much., but it is definitely slowing us down. > -----Original Message----- From: David McMurray > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: ESC Mania! > > Using this nut to throw a blanket over anyone who has concerns about the > stem cell issue is disingenuous, to say the least....come on, his > constituents don't take him seriously, why should you? > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- From: Meg Duggan > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: ESC Mania! > > OMG OMG OMG. These people make me want to tear my hair out and set myself > on fire. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> > To: PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]**> > Sent: Fri, Jan 27, 2012 3:27 am > Subject: ESC Mania! > > > Ray, this is what you're up against!!! > http://www.**lifeslittlemysteries.com/2105-** > aborted-fetuses-food-oklahoma.**html<http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2105-aborted-fetuses-food-oklahoma.html> > And I thought we had problems with politicians here in SA... > Nic 59/17 > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > o sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** > utoronto.ca <[log in to unmask]> > n the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** > utoronto.ca <[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]** > utoronto.ca <[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]** > utoronto.ca <[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