UPDATE: Senate Passes Stem Cell Bill — Bush Says He Will Veto; believing it is better to continue to throw embryos in the trash, rather than use them for research.

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UPDATED INFORMATION — SENATE PASSES STEM CELL BILL

An Upcoming Vote In The Senate On Stem Cell Research — Will we be taking a step forward, or a step backward?

This is a one minute video that demonstrates what is currently happening to unused frozen embryos from fertility clinics.

I received an Email today about a Senate vote this week on Stem Cell Research. It is very troubling to me, and that is why I wanted to post on it today.

Several weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed a bill to overturn President Bush’s restrictions on stem cell research. The Senate is expected to vote on this bill, Senate Bill 5, this week.

Unfortunately, some Senators have put up another bill, S 30, called the “The Hope Offered through Principled, Ethically-Sound Stem Cell Research Act.” The problem is — it actually imposes additional restrictions on stem cell research. It seems that some Senators think that their constituents will fall for this “bait and switch” as long as they package it with a name that everyone will like. This has been very successful in the past (ie: No Child Left Behind) .

Senate Bill 5 is the real deal. Senate Bill 5 is the stem cell bill supported by doctors, researchers, and patient advocates across the nation. Please write your Senators today. Tell them to support Senate Bill 5.

Write your Senators now, and tell them to support Senate Bill 5

Keep fighting — the lives of millions of Americans depend on it.

The StemPAC Team

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A MUST SEE VIDEO ON STEM CELL RESEARCH — Regenerative Medicine: Pathways To A Cure

ALSO SEE: Senate-backed stem cell bill faces veto

and Stem Cells Shown to rein in Type 1 Diabetes

Here are 71 diseases and injuries that may be treated or cured by stem cell research. First, a caveat — this research is still in its early stages, and we’re not saying that cures are here today, or will be here next week. But we are saying this — with stem cell research, we will almost certainly get these cures and treatments sooner — a lot sooner. It’s not a promise of a cure, but it is a promise of one key thing — more hope. A lot more hope.

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