[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 97 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ``YES'' TO STEM CELL RESEARCH

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                         HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2006

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago, President Bush said that stem 
cell research raised ``profound ethical questions.'' There is no more 
profound or ethical question than the fate of 100 million American 
lives. Lives that can be saved, and lives that will be lost if we don't 
move forward with this vital research.
  This Congress sent the White House a bipartisan bill that ethically 
advances stem cell research--a practice supported by over 70 percent of 
Americans. Stem cell research may one day provide a cure for 
Alzheimer's, juvenile diabetes, Lou Gehrig's disease, and spinal cord 
injuries.
  The promise of this research is enormous, but regrettably, the 
President used his first veto to deny hope to millions of Americans 
whose lives could be improved by stem cell research. The answer to this 
profound ethical question is clear--yes to stem cell research would 
mean yes to saving lives.

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