Stem Cell Research Approved

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日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/1076
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# `" P5 c% L# c! b$ [# K, q. I  vTheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.7 O0 T" Q8 R. |8 T! J! ?
Thebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.) T! D) Q  C- Z! I! R
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StemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries.9 `* }9 `  @( T( F! K  M, f7 \

4 V' _  e' ~( p- u- YNewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).  J6 M5 D+ O3 U- j$ i# f; T0 g
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Thelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.
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$ J8 o9 @* Q4 D; Z! G! jActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.3 K# c3 x- K, T

4 m1 o$ ]  x( w. l9 POpponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.( Z3 T: A1 t0 X( \/ f+ {

8 [7 t& l/ g) l- ~: ZUnderthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife.' p8 i: m( l$ y
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Despiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.# `& |/ D! F& {! e! V8 ]9 ^7 j
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PresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch.  k1 V# a7 D/ {: s7 w

8 T' E) S0 ]* l7 S7 [* J) n( cCitingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.
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Stemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.
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Theyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline.0 {' r# \( Q! x. C4 f/ \7 U
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Scientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.: o! n) c7 e( q

, q! M& b( s& D) B; YThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.3 E3 W* }) _6 U. n; d% M7 z
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