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Stem Cell
Research Enhancement Act of 2005
You can help advance life-saving medical research:
Please call and/or fax your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator.
When calling,
ask to speak to the Health Research aide.
Whether you speak live to the
staffer or leave a voicemail,
please convey the following message:
When calling your REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR say:
"I am a constituent of Representative/ Senator ________. I am urging the
Congressman/woman
to support stem cell research and co-sponsor HR 810 (House) or
S. 303 (Senate), The Stem Cell
Research Enhancement Act. This is a bipartisan bill
that
will expand the current federal policy on
embryonic stem cell research to allow
for federal funding on stem cell lines that meet clear
ethical guidelines, which
is needed for scientists to explore the full promise of this research.
Continue with these talking points:
[Under these guidelines]
None of the federal funds will be used to finance the extraction of the
stem
cells from the embryo. The federal funds will be used for research on the stem
cell lines
once they are in existence. Furthermore, the federal funding will
apply to stem cells lines
derived from excess IVF embryos that were produced for the purpose of
reproduction, that
are no longer needed, and that are donated under informed
consent.
Embryonic stem cells have immense potential to be used
to treat and enhance our understanding
of many debilitating diseases.
(Tell him/her about your personal connection to stem
cell research.)
I strongly urge Representative/Senator ______ to cosponsor H.R. 810/ S.
303 to
move this
important field of research forward.
Please call me at ____ or mail me a letter at_____ to
let me know if
Representative/Senator ______ will sign on. I eagerly await
your response.
You can call the
Capitol Switchboard toll-free at
1-800-839-5276.
Ask to be
connected to your Representative/Senator.
Forward this action alert to family and friends and ask them
to call their legislators in
support of
federal funding on new stem cell lines!
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