Protect Embryonic Stemcell Research!

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A LAW TO CRIMINALIZE EMBRYONIC STEMCELL RESEARCH?

 

Dear Friend of Medical Research:

 

As the father of a paralyzed son, and the sponsor of

California’s recently-passed Roman Reed Spinal Cord

Injury Research Act*, I strongly support embryonic

stemcell research.

 

Unfortunately, that most promising avenue of research

may soon become illegal. A new law is being shoved

through Congress, to criminalize the source of all new

embryonic stemcells. When the existing stemcells die,

which they will, no replacements would be allowed:

ever.

 

You may already be familiar with therapeutic cloning:

the way to construct embryonic stemcells. A new law,

House Resolution 2505: the Cloning Prohibition Act of

2001, would make this a federal crime. Under HR-2505,

the penalty for therapeutic cloning would be ten years

imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and the impoundment

of laboratory equipment.

 

If a researcher discovered the cure for cancer,

paralysis, Ahlzheimer’s and AIDS—but used therapeutic

cloning for stemcells—he or she would collect their

Nobel Peace Prize in jail!

 

Ridiculous? Yes. But HR-2505 has already passed the

House of Representatives. President Bush has promised

to sign it—and the United States Senate will be

considering this bill in the next few weeks.

 

Only the Senate can now prevent this anti-science bill

from becoming the law of the land.

 

Please. Contact your two national Senators today. Urge

them to oppose HR-2505. (For your convenience, their

email and phone numbers are listed at the bottom of

this page: full addresses can be found at:

http://www.Senate.gov.)

 

For financial reasons alone, embryonic stemcell

research must be encouraged. Last year, America spent

$1.2 trillion dollars on medical costs—there is the

root cause of our economic crisis—our nation cannot

afford this burgeoning mountain of medical debt. How

to reduce those enormous medical costs? One way is to

simply deny coverage, leaving sick and injured people

to suffer on their own; the better way is to encourage

cure.

 

Yet there is an incalculably greater reason to promote

research, and that is to ease human suffering. My son

Roman is paralyzed from the shoulders down, resulting

from an accident in a college football game. He never

complains about it; but I know what he goes through:

unable to stand, or even close his fingers. What if

that was you or I, or a loved one? Imagine the

thousand daily frustrations: like being catheterized

for the restroom.

 

If research is allowed to go forward, my son Roman may

one day be healed; the crushing grip of paralysis will

loosen; he will rise and walk away from his

wheelchair.

 

Should an act of Congress deny us the hope of cure?

 

If HR-2505 is allowed to pass, our single best hope of

cure will be denied: not for one man, but for

millions. As many as one hundred million Americans

today suffer a disease or medical condition considered

incurable—but which embryonic stemcells might

alleviate, diminish, or outright cure. Is it right

that all these people should be condemned to

hopelessness, when the answer to their suffering is

within our reach?

 

As Roman puts it, " Take a stand with us today, in

favor of medical research. Take a stand—so one day,

everybody can. "

 

Feel free to copy this letter. Forward it to friends,

post it on bulletin boards. And above all,

Please write or call your senators today. HR-2505

must be defeated.

 

Thank you.

 

Don C. Reed

Chairperson, Californians for Cure,

Sponsor of Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act,

 

Dad of Roman Reed

 

P.S. Like most people, I am concerned about the

potential horrors of human reproductive cloning, which

is very different from therapeutic cloning. In my

opinion, reproductive cloning (multiplying babies) is

wrong and should be illegal. But therapeutic cloning

(cells) must be allowed. Better legislation is

available to Congress now, which would eliminate

reproductive cloning, but retain therapeutic cloning,

the healing science America needs.

HR-2505, unfortunately, throws out the good with the

bad.

 

*For more information on this issue, or on

California’s Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research

Act, (which distributed $2,000,000 in research grants

last year), please visit our website,

http://www.californiansforcure.com.

 

Or, email me personally: Donreed27

 

 

SENATORS PHONE AND EMAIL NUMBERS

 

Your Senators’ phone numbers and emails are below. If

you are not familiar with their names, just look for

the initials of your state in the parenthesis after

each name. For instance, Akaka, Daniel (D-HI) is one

of two senators for Hawaii.

 

 

Akaka, Daniel (D – HI) (202) 224-6361

senator

 

 

Allard, Wayne (R – CO) (202) 224-5941

http://allard.senate.gov

 

Allen, George (R – VA) (202) 224-4024

http://allen.senate.gov/email.html

 

 

Baucus, Max (D - MT) (202) 224-2651

http://www.senate.gov/~baucus/EmailMax.htm

 

Bayh, Evan (D - IN) (202) 224-5623

http://bayh.senate.gov/WebMail.html

 

Bennett, Robert (R - UT (202) 224-5444

senator

 

Biden Jr, Joseph (D – DE (202) 224-5042

senator

 

 

Bingaman, Jeff (D – NM) at (202) 224-5521

senator_bingaman

 

Bond, Christopher (R – MO) kit_bond

 

Boxer, Barbara (D - CA) (202) 224-3553

http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/webform.html

 

Breaux, John (D - LA) (202) 224-4623

senator

 

Brownback, Sam (R - KS) (202) 224-6521

sam_brownback

 

Bunning, Jim (R - KY) (202) 224-4343

jim_bunning

 

Burns, Conrad (R - MT) (202) 224-2644

conrad_burns

 

Byrd, Robert (D - WV) (202) 224-3954

senator_byrd

 

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse (R - CO) (202) 224-5852

 

Cantwell, Maria (D - WA) (202) 224-3441

http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html

 

Carnahan, Jean (D - MO) (202) 224-6154

senator_carnahan

 

Carper, Thomas (D - DE) (202) 224-2441

http://carper.senate.gov/Contact/Email

 

Chafee, Lincoln (R - RI) (202)

224-2921senator_chafee

 

Cleland, Max (D - GA) (202)

224-3521http://www.senate.gov/~cleland/webform.html

 

Clinton, Hillary (D - NY)(202) 224-4451

senator

 

Cochran, Thad (R - MS)(202) 224-5054

senator

 

Collins, Susan (R - ME) (202) 224-2523

senator

 

Conrad, Kent (D - ND)(202) 224-2043

senator

 

Corzine, Jon (D - NJ)(202) 224-4744

http://corzine.senate.gov/comment.html

 

Craig, Larry (R - ID) (202) 224-2752

http://www.senate.gov/~craig/webform.html

 

Crapo, Mike (R - ID) (202) 224-6142

http://www.senate.gov/~crapo/webform.html

 

Daschle, Thomas (D - SD) (202) 224-2321

http://daschle.senate.gov/webform.html

 

Dayton, Mark (D - MN) (202) 224-3244

http://dayton.senate.gov/webform.html

 

DeWine, Mike (R - OH) (202) 224-231

http://www.senate.gov/~dewine/request_form.html

 

Dodd, Christopher (D - CT) (202) 224-2823

senator

 

Domenici, Pete (R - NM) (202) 224-6621

senator_domenici

 

Dorgan, Byron (D - ND) (202) 224-2551

senator

 

Durbin, Richard (D - IL) (202) 224-2152

dick

 

Edwards, John (D - NC) (202) 224-3154

http://www.senate.gov/~edwards/contact.html

 

Ensign, John (R - NV) (202) 224-6244

http://ensign.senate.gov/contact_john/contactjohn_email.html

 

Enzi, Mike (R - WY) (202) 224-3424

senator

 

Feingold, Russell (D - WI) (202) 224-5323

russell_feingold

 

Feinstein, Dianne (D - CA) (202) 224-3841

senator

 

Fitzgerald, Peter (R - IL) (202) 224-2854

senator_fitzgerald

 

Frist, William (R - TN) (202) 224-3344

senator_frist

 

Graham, Bob (D - FL) (202) 224-3041

bob_graham

 

Gramm, Phil (R - TX) (202) 224-2934

phil_gramm

 

Grassley, Chuck (R - IA) (202) 224-3744

http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm

 

Gregg, Judd (R - NH) (202) 224-3324

mailbox

 

Hagel, Charles (R - NE) (202) 224-4224

chuck_hagel

 

Harkin, Tom (D - IA) (202) 224-3254

tom_harkin

 

Hatch, Orrin (R - UT) (202) 224-5251

senator_hatch

 

Helms, Jesse (R - NC) (202) 224-6342

jesse_helms

 

Hollings, Ernest (D - SC) (202) 224-6121

http://www.senate.gov/~hollings/webform.html

 

Hutchinson, Tim (R - AR) (202) 224-2353

senator.hutchinson

 

Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R - TX) (202) 224-5922

senator

 

Inhofe, James (202) 224-4721

http://inhofe.senate.gov/webform.html

 

Inouye, Daniel (D - HI) (202) 224-3934

http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/webform.html

 

Jeffords, James (I - VT) (202) 224-5141

vermont

 

Johnson, Tim (D - SD) (202) 224-5842

tim

 

Kennedy, Edward (D - MA) (202) 224-4543

senator

 

Kerry, John (D - MA) (202) 224-2742

john_kerry

 

Kohl, Herb (D - WI) (202) 224-5653

senator_kohl

 

Kyl, Jon (R - AZ) (202) 224-4521 info

 

Landrieu, Mary (D - LA) (202) 224-5824

http://landrieu.senate.gov/webform.html

 

Leahy, Patrick (D - VT) (202) 224-4242

senator_leahy

 

Levin, Carl (D - MI) (202) 224-6221

senator

 

Lieberman, Joseph (D - CT) (202) 224-4041

http://lieberman.senate.gov/

 

Lincoln, Blanche (D – AR) (202) 224-4843

blanche_lincoln

 

Lott, Trent (R - MS) (202) 224-6253

senatorlott

 

Lugar, Richard (R - IN) (202) 224-4814

senator_lugar

 

McCain, John (R - AZ (202) 224-2235

john_mccain

 

McConnell, Mitch (R - KY) (202) 224-2541

senator

 

Mikulski, Barbara (D - MD) (202) 224-4654

senator

 

Miller, Zell (D - GA) (202) 224-3643

http://miller.senate.gov/email.htm

 

Murkowski, Frank (R - AK) (202) 224-6665

http://murkowski.senate.gov/webmail.html

 

Murray, Patty (D - WA) (202) 224-2621

senator_murray

 

Nelson, Bill (D - FL) (202) 224-5274

senator

 

Nelson, Ben (D - NE) (202) 224-6551

http://bennelson.senate.gov/email.html

 

Nickles, Don (R - OK) (202) 224-5754

senator

 

Reed, Jack (D - RI) (202) 224-4642

jack

 

Reid, Harry (D - NV) (202) 224-3542

http://www.senate.gov/~reid/email_form.cfm

 

Roberts, Pat (R - KS) (202) 224-4774

http://www.senate.gov/~roberts/email.htm

 

Rockefeller IV, John (D - WV) (202)

224-6472senator

 

Santorum, Rick (R - PA) (202) 224-6324

http://www.senate.gov/~santorum/#email

 

Sarbanes, Paul (D - MD) (202) 224-4524

http://sarbanes.senate.gov/pages/email.html

 

Schumer, Charles (D - NY) (202) 224-6542

senator

 

Sessions, Jeff (R - AL) (202) 224-4124

senator

 

Shelby, Richard (R - AL) (202) 224-5744

senator

 

Smith, Bob (R - NH) (202) 224-2841

opinion

 

Smith, Gordon (R - OR) (202) 224-3753

http://www.senate.gov/~gsmith/webform.htm

 

Snowe, Olympia (R - ME) (202) 224-5344

olympia

 

Specter, Arlen (R - PA) (202) 224-4254

http://specter.senate.gov/webform.htm

 

Stabenow, Debbie (D - MI (202) 224-4822

senator

 

Stevens, Ted (R - AK) (202) 224-3004

senator_stevens

 

Thomas, Craig (R - WY) (202) 224-6441

http://thomas.senate.gov/html/contact.html

 

Thompson, Fred (R - TN) (202) 224-4944

senator_thompson

 

Thurmond, Strom (R - SC) (202) 224-5972

senator

 

Torricelli, Robert (D - NJ) (202) 224-3224

senator_torricelli

 

Voinovich, George (R - OH) (202) 224-3353

senator_voinovich

 

Warner, John (R - VA) (202) 224-2023

senator

 

Wellstone, Paul (D - MN) (202) 224-5641

http://www.senate.gov/~wellstone/webform.html

 

Wyden, Ron (D - OR) (202) 224-5244

http://wyden.senate.gov/mail.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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