With one Stroke of a pen,Bush Destoys Hope for Milions of Families

[Monkeyman]

This week,President Bush issued the first veto of his presidency on "Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act" a bill that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The President's veto destroyed the hope of millions of Americans who are suffering from diseases,such as Parkinson's and diabetes,that could be cured by stem cell research.

Stem cell research is about solid science,ethical guidelines and the potential that scientific research has to improve the health of the American people.Every family in America is one telephone call or one diagnosis away from needing this critical research.Passing this bill would open the door for medical research and give many Americans new hope in the power to cure. Led by Congresswoman Diana DeGette
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3994769&1=127653
more than 90 percent of House Democrats attempted to override the President's veto,but too many Republicans chose to rubber-stamp President Bush,putting politics ahead of progress.

Read Leader Pelosi's statement
http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=39944769&1=127654

Watch Rep. Jim Langevin on the presidential veto
http://democraticleader.ctsg.asp?u=3994769&1=127655

[whistle]

1. Bush just killed stem cell research that will help diabetes sufferers

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Stem cell research and diabetes
February 2002 (Reviewed April 2006)

Since its inception in 1934, Diabetes UK has supported a wide range of research aimed at finding a cure and improving the care and prevention of diabetes and its complications.

Stem cell research is a relatively new area of investigation, believed by many in the scientific and medical communities to have important new potential for the treatment of many diseases and conditions particularly those like diabetes, which are characterised by severe damage to certain cells and tissues. We cannot know what benefits any particular avenue of research may yield in the long term. The potential of human stem cell research is that it could lead to the identification of the pathway that results in the production of functioning, insulin-producing islet cells. This could provide potentially limitless supplies of islet cells to become available for transplantation (see below for more information).

It could also become a source of kidney, nerve and heart muscle cells for people whose organs have been damaged by the complications of diabetes. There are important ethical issues concerning stem cell research, in particular about the use of stem cells derived from early human embryos (pre-14 days old). Some people oppose the research on ethical grounds.

Following wide-ranging consultation with members about the ethical issues, Diabetes UK’s Board of Trustees, has agreed to support stem cell research both publicly, and financially through our research grant programme. In making their decision the Trustees paid respectful attention to all the arguments and took into consideration the views of people living with diabetes. Our consultation activities indicated that almost all people living with diabetes approved the continuation of carefully regulated and monitored stem cell research and an overwhelming majority favoured the use of embryonic stem cells. The Trustees gave consideration to concerns about cell nuclear replacement and the question of whether the research should be confined to embryos left over from in-vitro fertilisation treatment (IVF), and not involve the creation of new embryos.

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http://www.diabetes.org.uk/infocentre/state/stemcell.htm

[Monkeyman]

2. Yep the madness of King George

[Freedomofspeech]

3. Karma...

Please kick in soon, and make sure it's at a time when we can all witness it.

[Monkeyman]

4. Cheney may show your Karma

He and Bush will feel the pain soon in 06