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Parkinson's Action Network wrote:

> Unfortunately, our job in the Senate is not yet finished.  Senator
> Dan Coats (R-IN) has introduced an amendment prohibiting the use of
> any of the funds allocated by the Udall language from being used for
> any research or therapy involving the use of human fetal tissue.

> In order to preserve the victory acheived with today's overwhelming
> passage of the Wellstone/McCain amendment IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE
> COATS AMENDMENT BE DEFEATED!  Please call your Senators first thing
> Thursday morning and urge them to vote against the Coats Amendment.

There are two Coats amendments.  The above refers to SP1077:

SP1075 - look into how NIH funding priorities are set.

SP1077 - fetal tissue ban


Phil Tompkins