X-Message-Number: 22752 From: "Reason" <> Subject: attacks on theraputic cloning damaging medical progress, shortening lives Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:08:50 -0800 The attacks on theraputic cloning are causing great damage to medical progress in this field: http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=75791 "President Bush's current limitations on stem cell research and a bill that would place criminal penalties on scientists who use a particular cloning process are causing biotechnology corporations to fall apart or flee to other countries, according to a stem cell scientist." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=534&e=3&u=/ap/20031027/ap_on _sc/stem_cell_research "if embryonic stem cell research had not been involved in politics we would be far ahead of where we are today." Stem cell research and theraputic cloning are fundamental to all the most promising advances in regenerative medicine. This is not pie in the sky science: amazing cures - for Parkinson's, heart disease, bone damage, nerve damage, burns, liver damage, Crohn's, etc - have been demonstrated in the labs or in early trials, only to be shut down, banned, or die off from lack of funding. The current US administration - and many other governments worldwide - have shown that their members do not care how much suffering they are causing through their policies. Without activism and opposition, we can all expect to live shorter, more painful lives: regenerative medicine is a part of the fast track to extended healthy lives. Please use the following links to see how you can help to make your voice heard. I urge you to contact your elected representatives and tell them that what they are doing (or allowing to happen) is immoral and wrong. Hundreds of millions of people are suffering and dying today, now, from conditions that could soon be cured, or might already be curable, if not for these attacks on theraputic cloning and stem cell research. A total ban on theraputic cloning in the US is still pending: http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_the_theraputic_cloning_ban.cfm The European Parliament is still looking at banning all stem cell research: http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_the_european_stem_cell_ban.cfm More information on the UN global ban on theraputic cloning is here: http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_global_theraputic_cloning_ban.c fm The FDA has blocked a working therapy for heart disease that could save an estimated 50,000 lives worldwide every day: http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/protest_fda_interference.cfm If stem cell therapies and theraputic cloning are banned, you, personally, will one day die from a disease that would be have been curable. Today, now, 150,000 people will die worldwide, mostly from diseases and conditions that will soon be curable, or would be curable without these attacks on medical research. Are you going to let that go, or are you going to stand up and fight the small faction of politicians who are trying to stop progress? Reason Founder, Longevity Meme http://www.longevitymeme.org > -----Original Message----- > From: > [mailto:]On Behalf Of Hughes, James > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:40 PM > To: > Subject: [wta-politics] Move to ban human cloning likely to divide UN > > > > http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c =StoryFT&cid=1066565433416 > > Move to ban human cloning likely to divide UN > > By Mark Turner at the United Nations and Clive Cookson in London > > Published: October 28 2003 17:30 | Last Updated: October 28 2003 17:30 > > > The US and the UK, normally stalwart allies on the international stage, > may be heading for a face-off at the United Nations over moves towards > an international convention banning all forms of human cloning. > > Diplomats said a decision was expected this week or early next week on > whether to press for a vote in the UN General Assembly. Costa Rica, the > US and almost 60 other countries have sponsored a resolution calling for > a convention against human cloning to be prepared by next year. In the > meantime, it says states should prohibit the research, development or > application of "any technique aimed at human cloning". Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22752