[Active-l] (ACTION ITEM) Focus on the Family pushes two anti-research bills

[R'ykandar Korra'ti]

	Focus on the Family  is pushing three bills; HR 810, which would ban 
Federal dollars from being used in research on donated unused embryos 
from fertility clinics, SB 3504 to prohibit foetal tissue research, a 
strike against stem-cell research; and a third bill that I don't mind. 
I recommend contacting your senators to oppose the first two.
					- Dara

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Senate to Vote on Three Stem-Cell Bills
Focus on the Family
July 3, 2006

http://www.family.org/cforum/briefs/a0041123.cfm

Senate leaders announced Friday that three bills dealing with the issue 
of embryonic stem-cell research will be brought up for a vote.

Life-Destroying Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

The House passed H.R. 810 -- the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act -- 
in May 2005. Under the bill, researchers could use federal funds to 
experiement on "unused" embryos donated by in-vitro fertilization 
clinics.

Such human embryos could be implanted and allowed to be born.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.

Fetal-Farming Ban

Introduced in June 2006 by Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. and Rick 
Santorum, R-Pa., S.B. 3504 would "prohibit the solicitation or 
acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes."

The bill has not stirred much controversy and simply stated, bans 
growing embryos for the purpose of harvesting stem cells. Human embryos 
are always destroyed in the process of gathering the cells.

Alternative Stem-Cell Research

Sens. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., co-sponsored a 
bill last week that "would require the National Institute of Health to 
research and fund methods of creating embryonic stem-cell lines without 
destroying human embryos."

S. 2754 is titled the Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies 
Enhancement Act.

All three bills are expected to receive a vote this month.


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