Stem Cell Research Approved

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日期: 2003-01-11 今日/总浏览: 1/10767 _% u$ R' `+ b0 T( l
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# B$ U" o6 S  G2 y* D+ r4 i+ y1 FTheNewJerseystateSenatehasapprovedlegislationthatwouldallowfurtherembryonicstemcellresearchinNewJersey.2 h6 r2 x' G- ?4 @3 x# S
Thebillwouldpermittheuseofembryonicstemcellsobtainedfromfertilitytreatmentswiththeconsentofthedonors.
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StemcellresearchadvocatesclaimexistinglimitsmakeithardertofindacureformaladiessuchasdiabetesandParkinsondiseaseandtohelpvictimsofspinalcordinjuries./ \$ r, n' N  {2 N9 g

  |- e8 U8 F4 c4 UNewJerseyhastakenahistoricstepinadvancinglegislationwhichhasthepotentialtoendsufferingformillionsworldwide,saidSenateDemocraticPresidentRichardCodey(D-Essex).; b, p9 }% Z2 y6 X8 ?3 u9 V% L6 G2 b
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Thelegislationwouldalsoprohibitthesaleofembryosforresearchpurposesandbanreproductivecloning.
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7 h$ ?2 E( L, l8 b; z9 BActorandformerPrincetonresidentChristopherReeveurgedstatelawmakersinNovembertosupportthebill,sayinghebelieveditcouldhelphimwalkagain.TheSupermanstarwasparalyzedina1995equestrianaccident.
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6 ]% `* x0 n3 w# I3 }1 gOpponentssaidthelegislationismorallyobjectionablebecauseitinvolvesdestructionoftheembryos.% }! h9 b2 J: j- o

& Q3 h& h' n8 C- z2 O$ }  t2 n0 ~7 S" _. qUnderthisbill,humanliveswillbetreatedasacommodity,creatingclassesoflesserhumanstobesacrificedforthegoodofhumanity,saidMarieTasyofNewJerseyRighttoLife." u+ [. A) P% G

$ |) g7 c5 E6 G/ W1 V6 e- A4 }Despiteseveralsenatorsraisingobjectionsduringthefloordebate,thebillwasapprovedwithoutanynovotes.
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4 q' J/ X2 f9 mPresidentBush,citingethicalconsiderations,in2001limitedfederalfundingforembryonicstemcellresearch./ J' }0 s1 [) c/ ^2 z* \8 J: ]
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Citingthepromiseofbreakthroughsinfightingdisease,Bushsaidhewouldapprovefederalfundingbutonlyforexistinglinesofembryonicstemcells.Thatwouldrestrictresearchtocellsfromembryosthatalreadyhavebeendestroyed.1 h8 w) J, L: g. N

" Z, i& `/ _1 h0 Q* H. tStemcellsformveryearlyinanembryo'sgrowthandeventuallydevelopintodifferenttypesofcellstoformvariousorgansandotherpartsofthebody.6 G5 \+ v' \4 F4 |

8 ?" l3 a4 }+ n8 L1 X9 I) B5 z/ e, QTheyareusedforresearchbyremovinganinnercellmassfroma5-to7-day-oldembryo.Theprocedurekillstheembryo.Whenproperlynurtured,thecellsareabletoreplicate,ordivide,virtuallyforever,creatingwhatiscalledastemcellline.
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Scientistssaygettingaccesstolimitedcelllinesnowavailableisdifficultandcostly,andlimitationscausetopresearcherstogoabroad.8 [7 x3 ~- r+ S
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ThelegislationnowheadstothestateAssembly.ThisarticlewaspreparedbyStemCellWeekeditorsfromstaffandotherreports.
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