I personally thought it was ridiculous that Bush would limit the use of taxpayer money only to the 21 stem cell lines produced before he implemented his policy on stem cell research in 2001. I am grateful that President Obama is keeping his word and undoing what Bush had done and research can begin to help the many ailing people who suffer from diabetes to paralysis, much like I do. Even though it doesn’t look like I have a form of paralysis. I have two unknown causes or types of paralysis’s both are in my face and body. So for me the use of stem cell research to find cures that will help someone like me better deal or handle the paralysis that has been dealtto me seems like an obvious choice for President Obama to implement. For me doctors still have no clue why my left/right side of my face crashes/slides sort of a like I’m having a stroke, but not having one at all. Maybe with the research being done on stem cells, doctors might learn how to best handle or hopefully find a cure to my disorders; which could give me a new lease on life at least one without pain medication and possibly free of pain. So how do you guys feel about President Obama reversing what Bush signed into law back in 2001? I’ve also included the article for you to read and the website if you want further info about it.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday he is allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund significantly broader research on embryonic stem cells because "medical miracles do not happen simply by accident," and promised his administration would make up for the ground lost under his predecessor.
Fulfilling a campaign promise, Obama signed an executive order expected to set in motion increased research that supporters believe could uncover cures for serious ailments from diabetes to paralysis. Obama's action, before a packed East Room audience, reverses former President George W. Bush's policy on stem cell research by undoing a 2001 directive that banned federal funding for research into stem lines created
Bush limited the use of taxpayer money to only the 21 stem cell lines that had been produced before his decision. He argued he was defending human life because days-old embryos — although typically from fertility clinics and already destined for destruction — are destroyed to create the stem cell lines.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_stem_cells
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