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H.R. 2807, Patients FIrst Act
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
June 26, 2007
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) – Now that President Bush has vetoed a bill for the second time that would force taxpayers to finance embryonic stem cell research, two members of Congress say it’s again time to look at ethical alternatives. The House members have introduced a bill they say promote stem cell science everyone can rally around.
Reps. Randy Forbes, a Virginia Republican, and Dan Lipinski, an Illinois Democrat, have introduced H.R. 2807, the “Patients First Act.”
Their measure would promote research and clinical trials using stem cells that are ethically obtained and show evidence providing clinical benefit for human patients.
With scientists making progress and breakthroughs such as discovery of stem cells in amniotic fluid and embryonic-like stem cells from skin cells, their bill would prioritize this type of ethical and promising research.
The congressmen sent a letter to their colleagues in recent days touting their legislation…
H.R. 2807, Patients FIrst Act
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
June 26, 2007
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) – Now that President Bush has vetoed a bill for the second time that would force taxpayers to finance embryonic stem cell research, two members of Congress say it’s again time to look at ethical alternatives. The House members have introduced a bill they say promote stem cell science everyone can rally around.
Reps. Randy Forbes, a Virginia Republican, and Dan Lipinski, an Illinois Democrat, have introduced H.R. 2807, the “Patients First Act.”
Their measure would promote research and clinical trials using stem cells that are ethically obtained and show evidence providing clinical benefit for human patients.
With scientists making progress and breakthroughs such as discovery of stem cells in amniotic fluid and embryonic-like stem cells from skin cells, their bill would prioritize this type of ethical and promising research.
The congressmen sent a letter to their colleagues in recent days touting their legislation…