New Jersey Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Will Likely Die

[WanderAimlessly]

New Jersey Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Will Likely Die by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
January 2, 2006
**Trenton, NJ (LifeNews.com) – **The New Jersey state legislature is preparing to end one legislative session and start the next. When it does, that could spell the end of legislation to spend $350 million in taxpayer funds on destructive embryonic stem cell research.

The measure cleared the state Senate 28-8, but stalled in the state Assembly, where lawmakers are concerned that borrowing so much money to pay for the controversial research during a time when the state is in financial troubles doesn’t make much sense.

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PF

 

[Traditional_Ang]

New Jersey Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Will Likely Die by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
January 2, 2006
**Trenton, NJ (LifeNews.com) – **The New Jersey state legislature is preparing to end one legislative session and start the next. When it does, that could spell the end of legislation to spend $350 million in taxpayer funds on destructive embryonic stem cell research.

The measure cleared the state Senate 28-8, but stalled in the state Assembly, where lawmakers are concerned that borrowing so much money to pay for the controversial research during a time when the state is in financial troubles doesn’t make much sense.

Full Story​

PF

PF:

Good find - It’s no surprise that they’re doing the right thing for the wrong reason… Would this ungodly bill have passed if New Jersey would have been on sound footing?

Also, what kind of campaign did the Bishops mount against this expenditure whose only purpose was to find some sort of scientific justification for the continued slaughter of babies in Abortion?

Were CXatholic congregations told to call write and call their legislatures? Or, Were the only people expressing their concerns in an organized fashion those who supported Embryonic stem Cell research and the continued slaughter of pre-Born Babies?

At the same time, What is the level of funding for ADULT stem Cell Research which is actually producing cures and effective treatments for a variety of diseases? Was money going to be taken away from the successful ADULT Stem Cell research causing cures and treatments were left undiscovered so the Pro-Aborts could have a chance to find some small discovery in order to justify the continued slaughter of pre-born babies?

Is there a Bishop involved now? Has Priests for Life been involved?

Could someone form New Jersey post this info before I have to do a Google search?

In Christ, Michael

 

[cathologos]

There are many members of the NJ State Assembly who are opposed to embryonic stem cell research, and not only because of the cost.

I do think that certain members have found it useful to cite the costs, as a basis for justifying their opposition to the bills (there are two - one that would place a bond issue question on the ballot (A4499/S2913), and another that would provide funds immediately, from quasi-legal borrowing against future cigarettte tax revenue (A4188/S2649)), rather than facing the wrath of voters who see nothing wrong with embryonic stem cell research. (This is NJ, where abortion has strong voter support…)

Both bills are in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The Committee has one meeting scheduled prior to the end of the session, on January 5th. As of now, neither of the bills is on the Committee’s agenda.

I work in Trenton…and keeping an eye on these bills is actually one of my duties. Keep praying on this one for another ten days!

 

[cathologos]

Traditional Ang:

At the same time, What is the level of funding for ADULT stem Cell Research which is actually producing cures and effective treatments for a variety of diseases? Was money going to be taken away from the successful ADULT Stem Cell research causing cures and treatments were left undiscovered so the Pro-Aborts could have a chance to find some small discovery in order to justify the continued slaughter of pre-born babies?

As I understand the ongoing state support for stem cell research in NJ, they simply don’t differentiate between embryonic and non-embryonic work – either with the funds currently being spent (about $5 million/year) or with the proposed capital investments ($150 million immediately, if the one bill is passed; another $350 million later, if the bond issue were passed, and subsequently approved by the voters).

All that’s being done currently is a single competitive-grant program ($5 million), run by the state’s science and technology commission. There was additional money (about $10 million) appropriated for establishing a “stem cell research center,” but as far as I know, that’s just sat unspent for the past 18 months or so.

Here’s a (http://www.state.nj.us/scitech/grant_recipients.html) of the currently-supported research efforts. For whatever it’s worth, many of these do not appear to involve human embryonic stem cells (some of them do appear to, to my layman’s eye).

 

[Traditional_Ang]

cathologos:

As I understand the ongoing state support for stem cell research in NJ, they simply don’t differentiate between embryonic and non-embryonic work – either with the funds currently being spent (about $5 million/year) or with the proposed capital investments ($150 million immediately, if the one bill is passed; another $350 million later, if the bond issue were passed, and subsequently approved by the voters).

All that’s being done currently is a single competitive-grant program ($5 million), run by the state’s science and technology commission. There was additional money (about $10 million) appropriated for establishing a “stem cell research center,” but as far as I know, that’s just sat unspent for the past 18 months or so.

Here’s a (http://www.state.nj.us/scitech/grant_recipients.html) of the currently-supported research efforts. For whatever it’s worth, many of these do not appear to involve human embryonic stem cells (some of them do appear to, to my layman’s eye).

cathologos:

From your list:

Rick Cohen Ph.D The Coriell Institute for Medical Research $299,403
Center for Applied Training in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Biology
To provide basic and advanced training in the field of human embryonic stem cell biology and to develop a well-trained pool of scientists in New Jersey proficient in hESC culture techniques with the goal of advancing New Jersey’s leadership in stem cell research.

Ihor Lemischka Ph.D Princeton University $300,000
Genome-Wide Functional Analysis of ES Cell fate Regulation
To understand human embryonic stem cell decisions such as survival/death, renewal/determination and to understand how to maintain or induce specific cell fate with the goal of applying this knowledge to patient therapies.

Jay Tischfield Ph.D Rutgers University $300,000
Genetic and Structural Analysis of Mouse ES Cells and their Derivatives
To study cultured ESC and confirm, monitor and regulate phenomena that would be deleterious to tissues derived from stems cells with the potential to prevent problems that could slow development of stem cell therapies.

state.nj.us/scitech/grant_recipients.html

You also had a couple dealing with Placental and Umbilical Cord Blood stem cells, but as i understand, these are approved by the Church, because they don’t involve any harm to an Pre-Born Baby.

I live in California, which couldn’t even pass a Parental notification Bill. I wonder if these people have any understanding what a just God is going to require of them…

Of course I’ll pray for NJ…

Could you say if the Bishops have done anything, and if not, would you please post their contact info here?

Thanks.

In Christ, Michael

 

[cathologos]

Just an update: NJ State Assembly leaders have now announced that the two stem cell bills will not be considered before the end of the current session (next Monday). So it will be back to square one in the next session. Given the state’s financial situation (grim, and not getting any better), it may be difficult to push these bills through even with a Governor in support.

Even bad times can be the source of some good, it seems.