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[MrObama]

Run time: 02:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INo69f7f8bo   Posted on YouTube: November 02, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 03, 2008 By DU Member: MrObama Views on DU: 493

 

[Twinguard]

1. sounds good to me

:)

[Vroomfondel]

2. BioMed

I do hope that Barack's silence on stem-cell research is a campaign strategy, and not a desire to maintain the neanderthal status-quo. He seems too progressive for that, although I do wonder if his religious background will cause him to push back. Have I simply missed a speech where he talks about it?

[4lbs]

3. Here you go.

http://cellnews-blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/barack-obama-on-stem-cell-research.html


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On stem cell research, he said:

"I strongly support expanding research on stem cells. I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with other nations. As president, I will lift the current administration's ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001 through executive order, and I will ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight."

On the benefits and potential risks of genetic information, he commented:

"I have been a long-time supporter of the recently passed Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act. In addition, concerned about the premature introduction of genetic testing into the public domain without appropriate oversight, I introduced the Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 aimed at ensuring the safety and accuracy of such testing."
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http://www.zimbio.com/go/http://obama.senate.gov/speech/060717-statement_of_support_for_stem_cell_research/index.html

http://obama.senate.gov/speech/060717-statement_of_su/index.php

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Excerpt:
"Embryonic stem cells can be obtained from a number of sources, including in vitro fertilization. At this very moment, there are over 400,000 embryos being stored in over 400 facilities throughout the United States. The majority of these are reserved for infertile couples. However, many of these embryos will go unused, destined for permanent storage in a freezer or disposal. We should expand and accelerate research using these embryos, just as we should continue to explore the viability of adult stem cell use and cord blood use."

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[Hope And Change]

4. K & R!

[ogminlo]

5. Meanwhile, McFail can't even use email.

And yet he still finds a way to be against net neutrality without even understanding what it is.