Fwd: Call for Cures Day - Tell the White House You Support Stem Cell Research

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Please support the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research. This is a very very extensive, professional and informative site to increase basic medical research for cures. At this time it is conducting a campaign to inform, educate, provide the most recent information, letters and various newspaper articles regarding various forms of therapeutic stem cell research. Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research-Home Page

It has very impressive list of members and supporters including Reagan, Senators Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Arlen Specter (Pa) universities (University of Minnesota, U of Wisc, Harvard, Duke, Cornell etc.) Reeves, Fox, AMA, NIH, American Cancer etc.etc. (See list on Web Site)

Here's a letter that was recently sent to President Bush regarding the need to change policy on therapeutic stem cell research for cures. Please note the signers of the letter. http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/Change6-17-20042.pdf

They are requesting supporters and interested people to call the White House Tuesday and Wednesday especially between the hours of 11am and 2 pm on Tuesday, July 13.

Call the telephone number provided in the attachment.

Please support this effort for more basic research to develop CURES. We don't need more expensive palliative treatments. GET INVOLVED. DO YOUR PART. Explore the web site CAMR. It contains much information.

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Urgent Action Alert

CALL THE WHITE HOUSE — EXPAND STEM CELL RESEARCH!

Momentum is building to expand the current federal embryonic stem cell research policy.

On August 9th, 2001 the Administration announced a policy to permit limited funding of embryonic stem cell research, (funding only on stem cell lines derived prior to the date of the President's announcement). However, this policy has proven too limiting, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health now says that expanding the policy will speed research.

Embryonic stem cells are special cells that can develop into every type of cell in the human body and could potentially be grown into differentiated cells to treat individuals suffering from a variety of injuries and diseases such as, paralysis, Parkinson's, juvenile diabetes, ALS, Alzheimer's, and countless others.

These stem cells come from excess frozen embryos in fertility clinics, donated by couples who no longer want or need them because they have finished their fertility treatments. More than 400,000 embryos are currently frozen; if they cannot be used for stem cell research, they will be discarded.

The Bush Administration has the power to expand this policy. We need you to call the White House today to urge the Administration to help find cures by expanding stem cell research.

Please call the White House Switchboard any time next Tuesday and Wednesday July 13 and 14, particularly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, at 202-456-1414.

Please use the information below when calling the White House. Also, please share this with your friends and family.

Talking Points:

As a voting American, I am calling to ask President Bush to expand his policy on embryonic stem cell research and allow scientists to explore the full promise of this research.

Explain your personal story and why finding a cure is important to you.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to treat and better understand Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, spinal cord injury, and a host of other diseases.

Currently the NIH says only 19 stem cell lines are available, far short of the more than 60 plus lines that the Bush Administration in 2001 estimated to be suitable and available for research under their policy.

I strongly urge the President to help us find a cure for over 100 million Americans who suffer from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, spinal cord injuries, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis.

CALL THE WHITE HOUSE — EXPAND STEM CELL RESEARCH!

For more information about embryonic stem cell research, please visit www.camradvocacy.org.