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In Favor of Stem Cell Research
RECEIVED Fri., June 18, 2004
Dear Editor,
President Bush's 2001 executive order limiting federal funding of stem cell research was a harmful rejection of science in the name of ideology. His rationale was misguided in my opinion. It's like saying a heart transplant should not be allowed because the heart is still beating. The focus should not even be about a stem cell's right to life, but about offering medical advances and hope to millions of suffering Americans. How can one claim to affirm life when effectively cutting off new treatments for diseases like diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, as well as spinal injuries, heart disease, and muscular dystrophy.
"We have lost so much time already. I just really can't bear to lose any more." – Nancy Reagan in a speech June 10.
President Bush's 2001 executive order limiting federal funding of stem cell research was a harmful rejection of science in the name of ideology. His rationale was misguided in my opinion. It's like saying a heart transplant should not be allowed because the heart is still beating. The focus should not even be about a stem cell's right to life, but about offering medical advances and hope to millions of suffering Americans. How can one claim to affirm life when effectively cutting off new treatments for diseases like diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, as well as spinal injuries, heart disease, and muscular dystrophy.
"We have lost so much time already. I just really can't bear to lose any more." – Nancy Reagan in a speech June 10.
Jeannine Marshall