Congress Passes Two Stem Cell Research bills
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Congress Passes Two Stem Cell Research bills
Today the House passed H.R. 810, the life-killing Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 that authorizes taxpayer's funds to be spent on the intentional destruction of human embryos.
The measure, which passed 238-194, will now go to the U.S. Senate. President Bush has pledged to veto this legislation. In a statement earlier today the Administration stated,
"The President strongly supports medical research, and worked with Congress to dramatically increase resources for the National Institutes of Health. However, this bill would support and encourage a line of research that requires the intentional destruction of living human embryos for the derivation of their cells. Destroying nascent human life for research raises serious ethical problems, and many millions of Americans consider the practice immoral."
The House of Representatives also overwhelmingly passed H.R. 2520, the Smith Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, that funds promising Adult Stem Cell Research. H.R. 2520 is a new federally funded stem cell research program for the scientifically sound collection and inventory of umbilical cord blood.
This promising research that has already shown to have the potential to treat debilitating conditions such as spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's, Diabetes and heart disease. Thousands of patients have been successfully treated with cord blood stem cells for many diseases including Leukemia and Sickle Cell Anemia. More federal funds will make these treatments available to thousands more Americans and will enable crucial research on this source of stem cells to continue.
Most important is that this research does not create human embryos in order to kill them.
The facts still remain, the benefits of research that kills living human embryos is purely speculative and has been hyped by researchers who are after federal funding and by a media that doesn't understand or report the difference between adult and embryonic stem cells.
Thank you for contacting your member of Congress on these important pieces of legislation. We will continue to keep you informed as both of these bills head to the U.S. Senate for a vote.
Thank you for fighting the battle to protect innocent human life.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Bingham
Executive Director
Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org
Congress Passes Two Stem Cell Research bills
Today the House passed H.R. 810, the life-killing Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 that authorizes taxpayer's funds to be spent on the intentional destruction of human embryos.
The measure, which passed 238-194, will now go to the U.S. Senate. President Bush has pledged to veto this legislation. In a statement earlier today the Administration stated,
"The President strongly supports medical research, and worked with Congress to dramatically increase resources for the National Institutes of Health. However, this bill would support and encourage a line of research that requires the intentional destruction of living human embryos for the derivation of their cells. Destroying nascent human life for research raises serious ethical problems, and many millions of Americans consider the practice immoral."
The House of Representatives also overwhelmingly passed H.R. 2520, the Smith Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, that funds promising Adult Stem Cell Research. H.R. 2520 is a new federally funded stem cell research program for the scientifically sound collection and inventory of umbilical cord blood.
This promising research that has already shown to have the potential to treat debilitating conditions such as spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's, Diabetes and heart disease. Thousands of patients have been successfully treated with cord blood stem cells for many diseases including Leukemia and Sickle Cell Anemia. More federal funds will make these treatments available to thousands more Americans and will enable crucial research on this source of stem cells to continue.
Most important is that this research does not create human embryos in order to kill them.
The facts still remain, the benefits of research that kills living human embryos is purely speculative and has been hyped by researchers who are after federal funding and by a media that doesn't understand or report the difference between adult and embryonic stem cells.
Thank you for contacting your member of Congress on these important pieces of legislation. We will continue to keep you informed as both of these bills head to the U.S. Senate for a vote.
Thank you for fighting the battle to protect innocent human life.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Bingham
Executive Director
Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org
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