Stem Cell Research
5/23/2005

I do not know for sure if this will help brain cancer patients. But I would like to have the opportunity to find out. If it is in your conscience to vote for this research, please read below & take action. If not, then please ignore. Thanks. Linda
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Urgent Action Alert!


HOUSE VOTE ON STEM CELLS SCHEDULED FOR
Tuesday, May 24th!!



The House of Representatives soon will be voting on HR 810, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005. CAMR is joining with patient, research and health organizations across the country to hold a



NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL CALL & FAX DAY in SUPPORT of HR 810.



PLEASE CALL OR FAX YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
TODAY

Monday, May 23rd

Urge Them to Vote in Favor of the
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, HR 810

All Members of Congress  even those who are supportive  need to hear from constituents about the importance of passing this critical bill. These calls and faxes can and will make a difference. Now is the time to call your Representative using the talking points provided below and to ask your family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and anyone else you can think of to call in, too. Representatives need to know that people back home care deeply about this issue.



Make your support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research known - call and/or fax your Representative TODAY, Monday, May 23rd!



To fax a letter to your Representative, go to www.camradvocacy.org, and follow the steps to Contact Congress . To find out who your Representative is and what her/his phone number is, go to www.camradvocacy.org and follow the steps in Find Your Rep.



TALKING POINTS FOR YOUR CALL:

I am calling because HR 810, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, will be considered by the House this week;
As your constituent, I want you to know that your support for this bill is important to me ( you can explain why, give your personal story );
Embryonic stem cells hold the potential to develop therapies and cures for many diseases and afflictions, which would benefit millions of Americans;
HR810 would allow scientists to conduct research on additional stem cell lines that have been created within the ethical framework that President Bush established in 2001;
I understand there will also be a vote on cord blood research this week. Although I support that legislation, I want to be clear that it is NOT a substitute for expanding the federal policy on embryonic stem cell research as HR 810 would do.
I will be watching the debate and the vote on HR 810 and I hope that I can count on Representative __________'s support of the bill.
BACKGROUND POINTS:

When President Bush announced his stem cell policy in August 2001, we did not foresee that the 78 lines available for research at that time would not be sufficient. The problems with the current restrictive policy include the following.

While it originally appeared that 78 embryonic stem cell lines would be available for research under the federal policy, now nearly four years after August 9, 2001, only 22 are currently available to researchers.
All of those lines are contaminated with mouse feeder cells, making their therapeutic use for humans uncertain.
Scientists are reporting that it is increasingly difficult to attract new scientists to this area of research because of concerns that funding restrictions will keep this research from being successful.
This promising field of research is moving overseas. We have already seen researchers move to countries such as the United Kingdom, South Korea, Singapore, Israel, Sweden, and Australia, which have more supportive policies.

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