X-Message-Number: 24197 From: "Omnedon" <> Subject: Bush Jr. Kills Reagan (CNN) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 23:11:45 -0500 Perhaps the subject line (mine not CNN's) is a bit dramatic, but the sentiment is authentic. I'm sure anyone who has lost anyone whom they loved deeply can empathize with Nancy Reagan. This is another reminder of the current reality: Suppression of life extending research and technology continues to contribute to the unnecessary suffering and death of millions today, and tomorrow. Here is an excerpt from CNN's article 'Ronald Reagan dies at 93'(note especially the last sentence of the excerpt): *** At a fund-raiser last month, Nancy Reagan described her husband's condition. "Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him," she said. "Because of this I'm determined to do whatever I can to save other families from this pain." Alzheimer's is a progressive, irreversible, incurable neurological disorder that causes losses of memory and mental abilities -- eventually leading to dementia, according to the Mayo Clinic Web site. She also called for increased funding for stem-cell research, which has shown promise as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's and other conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. "Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp," Reagan told an audience in Los Angeles. "I just don't see how we can turn our backs on this." Human stem-cell research is controversial, because it uses cells harvested from newly fertilized embryos. Bush signed an executive order in 2001, banning the use of federal funds to harvest new lines of stem cells for medical research. From: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/05/reagan.health/ www.BladesOfLegend.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24197