Open Letter to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on Vote for Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
I would like to share with the Travis Monitor Blog Community the text of my recent Congress.org facilitated email message to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison regarding the following vote:
Recent Senate Votes
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (63-34, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to reverse President Bush's 2001 decision prohibiting government funds from being spent to create new lines of embryonic stem cells.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO
Please note that the email to the Senator did not include labels for the sources cited, only the raw URLs (links ).
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Dear Senator Hutchison,
I was very disappointed when I learned of your vote in favor of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. Should this bill become law it will result in public funding of the destruction of human life at the very earliest stage -- a fertilized embryo -- on the off chance that such killing will result in cures for other human beings. This is unethical in the same way that Nazi experiments on and Communist Chinese harvesting organs from prisoners was/is unethical.
Also, the use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research, which to date has resulted in zero cures of or treatments for human diseases, reduces the availability of public funds for adult stem cell research. As you know harvesting of adult stem cells 1) does no harm to the donor, and 2) has been used to cured or treat scores of diseases, positively affect[ing] thousands of human beings, some of wh[om] are alive today as a result (see sources below).
I would like to know what are your reasons for voting for this bill.
Sources:
Recent Senate Votes
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (63-34, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to reverse President Bush's 2001 decision prohibiting government funds from being spent to create new lines of embryonic stem cells.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO
Please note that the email to the Senator did not include labels for the sources cited, only the raw URLs (links ).
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Dear Senator Hutchison,
I was very disappointed when I learned of your vote in favor of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. Should this bill become law it will result in public funding of the destruction of human life at the very earliest stage -- a fertilized embryo -- on the off chance that such killing will result in cures for other human beings. This is unethical in the same way that Nazi experiments on and Communist Chinese harvesting organs from prisoners was/is unethical.
Also, the use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research, which to date has resulted in zero cures of or treatments for human diseases, reduces the availability of public funds for adult stem cell research. As you know harvesting of adult stem cells 1) does no harm to the donor, and 2) has been used to cured or treat scores of diseases, positively affect[ing] thousands of human beings, some of wh[om] are alive today as a result (see sources below).
I would like to know what are your reasons for voting for this bill.
Sources:
- Benefits of Stem Cells to Human Patient: Adult Stem Cells v. Embryonic Stem
- Current Clinical Applications of Adult Stem Cells
- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Announces Adult Stem Cell: Breakthrough for Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Stem Cell Research: Adult vs. Embryonic Stem Cells
Sincerely,
Timothy E. Bradberry
Timothy E. Bradberry
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