Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- To: shydrager-owner > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 3:35 PM > > > > The deadline is coming close and the possibility of loosing is even closer. > Could you see your way clear to getting this out to your membership so that > we have a say in our very lives. > > Thank you Thelma Millard ALS forum MGH > > > > **************************************************************************** > ********************************************************* > > > > THOSE WHO SUFFER NEED YOUR HELP > > MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE MGH NEUROLOGY > FORUMS AND THE PETITION FOR STEM CELL > RESEARCH FUNDING WE NEED YOUR HELP > > > Clip this page and send it to friends, family, and colleagues--everyone on > your e-mail list--and ask them to send it to their lists! > We must act now to urge our U.S. senators to vote in support of somatic cell > nuclear transfer ( " therapeutic cloning " ), a key to advancing crucial stem > cell research and therapies on behalf of millions of Americans! > > To contact your senators > > 1) Go to the " Take Action " page of the Coalition for the Advancement of > Medical Research (an advocacy organization made up of dozens of leading > institutions of medicine and learning) at: > > http://www.stemcellfunding.org/fastaction/takeaction.asp> > > 2) Fill in the provided Name & Address Form. Faxes will be automatically > sent to your senators, free of charge. Or you can print out copies to mail > yourself. > > 3) You can read and personalize your fax, if you wish, the text box is there > for your review. > > It's that simple! Let's get busy! Spread the word in support of cures! > > > ************************************************************* > > > From....... D. a member ALS forum MGH and co-author > > Petitions On Line > > Petition for Support of Stem Cell Research Funding > > > > > > Friends: > > We don't have the resources to buy mailing lists and spend millions like our > > Opponents at Coral Ridge Ministries, but if just 1,000 members of the MGH > > Neuro Forums send the above message to 40 friends, and 20 of those > > Friends each sends it to 10 of their friends, and so on, we can quickly > > generate faxes at an enormous volume. > > We can affect the outcome of the voting on this legislation. But we must > > disseminate our message as quickly and efficiently as possible. CAMR has > > already a fax-generating advocacy site and a letter (that can be altered > > to add whatever you wish). > > > Let's make sure our friends and supporters are aware of it. > > > > These forums are our best resource, because most of our members will be > > directly impacted by this legislation. Help us make sure this message is > > widely posted and regularly bumped on the forum during the run-up to the > > vote. > > If we don't try to help ourselves, we shouldn't expect our senators to help > > us. > > Best, > > JD (from ALS Forum) > > > ******************************************************************** > > Folks; > > JD is RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT! > > Each and every one of us is being set-up to take a world class BUTT- > > KICKING from Sen Sam Brownback. > > This bill, which would send scientists and patients to prison for 10 years > for > > simply researching somatic cell nuclear transfer, or receiving treatment > > " derived " from that research, has already passed the House. > > It will be taken up in the Senate before the Memorial Day recess. Memorial > > Day this year is MAY 27th. 2002. Less than six weeks from NOW. > > Right now, the Senate is split 40 to 40 on the Brownback bill. Twenty > > Senators undecided. President Bush has declared war on SCNT and sworn to > > sign the bill if passed. > > Brownback unveiled a petition (presumably from Coral Ridge Ministries) > > containing 400,000 signatures. 400,000 people who are saying > > SEND THESE PATIENTS AND SCIENTISTS TO PRISON FOR TEN YEARS > > if they conduct research or receive a treatment " derived " from SCNT. > > > > It is the biggest threat that has ever faced the chroniclly ill. > > It is imperative > > that WE, our loved ones, friends, and anyone else we can find, USE THE > > MEANS THAT JD HAS SUGGESTED ABOVE to counter this threat and defeat > > this legislation. > > I cannot emphasize enough the importance of what is at stake here. > > PLEASE, write and call now, and again when this bill is taken up again for > > consideration in committee and on the Senate floor. > > Thanks > > Thanks to everyone who picks up the phone, emails, or writes a > > letter. A history-making war is taking place right now that will have > > repercussions on all of us far into the future - let's not go down as the > losers > > here because we didn't show up for the war. > > Greg Wasson > > Member Parkinson's forum MGH and co-author Petitions On Line > > > Petition For support of Stem Cell Research Funding > > > Posted and edited by thelmas@... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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