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The Hill Examines Agreement for Three Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be
Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote"
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The Hill Examines Agreement for Three Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be
Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote"
The Hill on Wednesday examined the agreement reached last week on
scheduling votes on three stem cell-related bills by the end of the
month (Young, The Hill, 7/5). One of the bills (HR 810) the Senate
will consider, known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of
2005, which has been approved by the House, would allow funding for
research using stem cells derived from embryos originally created
for fertility treatments and willingly donated by patients. The bill
seeks to address a policy, announced by President Bush on Aug. 9,
2001, that allows federal funding for human embryonic stem cell
research only when it uses stem cell lines created on or before that
date. Another bill (S 2754) to be considered, sponsored by Sens.
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), would require NIH
to research and fund methods of creating embryonic stem cell lines
without destroying human embryos. The bill contains a rule that the
measure would not affect any regulations regarding embryonic stem
cells, human cloning or any other research methods that are
currently prohibited. The bill also calls for research on adult stem
cells. The other bill (S 3504) to be considered, sponsored by
Santorum and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), would make it illegal to
conduct research on embryos from "fetal farms," where human embryos
could be made in a nonhuman uterus or from human pregnancies that
were created specifically for the purpose of research. Under the
terms of the agreement reached by Senate leaders of both parties,
the three bills will be debated for 12 hours on a date, likely in
July, that will be agreed upon by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
(R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the
leaders have said. To pass, each of the bills would need at least 60
votes, and amendments will not be permitted (Kaiser Daily Women's
Health Policy Report, 6/30). According to The Hill, opponents of
embryonic stem cell research "no doubt will be angry" that Frist
scheduled the bills for vote. However, they have said they are
reassured by Bush's threat to veto the Stem Cell Research
Enhancement Act and the fact that the House's 238-194 vote on the
bill does not appear to be sufficient to overturn a veto, The Hill
reports (The Hill, 7/5).
Related Opinion Piece
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act is "misguided and
unnecessary," but the other two bills to be considered by the
Senate "would enable our country to explore the potential of stem
cells without violating human dignity or taking human life," Robert
George, a Princeton University professor and member of the
President's Council on Bioethics, and Eric Cohen, editor of the New
Atlantis and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, write in
a Washington Post opinion piece. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act for the first time would "use taxpayer dollars to encourage the
destruction of embryos, and it would do so without giving
researchers the genetically customized cells they desire," according
to George and Cohen. Santorum and Specter's bill, on the other
hand, "would fund any creative proposal for advancing stem cell
research without destroying nascent human life," according to the
authors. They add that "reprogramming adult cells to pluripotency,
rather than destroying human embryos, will be the future of
regenerative medicine" because it is more efficient and ethical
(George/Cohen, Washington Post, 7/6). Pluripotent stem cells can
develop into all types of tissues in the body and have the potential
to repair and restore tissue (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy
Report, 5/9). Federally funding research using embryos leftover from
fertility treatments "will never satisfy the scientists," George and
Cohen write, adding that the "real opportunity now before us ... is
to find a scientific alternative to research cloning, one that gives
us the stem cells we desire without the ethical violations we abhor"
(Washington Post, 7/6).
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Wednesday reported on the upcoming
legislation and the politics of stem cell research -- including
Bush's position on the issue, the connection for some Republican
lawmakers between stem cell research and abortion rights and former
first lady Nancy Reagan's support for expanding federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research (Neary/Williams, "Morning Edition,"
NPR, 7/5). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer."
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National Politics & Policy | The Hill Examines Agreement for Three
Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote
[Jul 06, 2006]
The Hill on Wednesday examined the agreement reached last week
on scheduling votes on three stem cell-related bills by the end of
the month (Young, The Hill, 7/5). One of the bills (HR 810) the
Senate will consider, known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act of 2005, which has been approved by the House, would allow
funding for research using stem cells derived from embryos
originally created for fertility treatments and willingly donated by
patients. The bill seeks to address a policy, announced by President
Bush on Aug. 9, 2001, that allows federal funding for human
embryonic stem cell research only when it uses stem cell lines
created on or before that date. Another bill (S 2754) to be
considered, sponsored by Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Rick
Santorum (R-Pa.), would require NIH to research and fund methods of
creating embryonic stem cell lines without destroying human embryos.
The bill contains a rule that the measure would not affect any
regulations regarding embryonic stem cells, human cloning or any
other research methods that are currently prohibited. The bill also
calls for research on adult stem cells. The other bill (S 3504) to
be considered, sponsored by Santorum and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-
Kan.), would make it illegal to conduct research on embryos
from "fetal farms," where human embryos could be made in a nonhuman
uterus or from human pregnancies that were created specifically for
the purpose of research. Under the terms of the agreement reached by
Senate leaders of both parties, the three bills will be debated for
12 hours on a date, likely in July, that will be agreed upon by
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the leaders have said. To pass, each of
the bills would need at least 60 votes, and amendments will not be
permitted (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 6/30).
According to The Hill, opponents of embryonic stem cell research "no
doubt will be angry" that Frist scheduled the bills for vote.
However, they have said they are reassured by Bush's threat to veto
the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and the fact that the House's
238-194 vote on the bill does not appear to be sufficient to
overturn a veto, The Hill reports (The Hill, 7/5).
Related Opinion Piece
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act is "misguided and
unnecessary," but the other two bills to be considered by the
Senate "would enable our country to explore the potential of stem
cells without violating human dignity or taking human life," Robert
George, a Princeton University professor and member of the
President's Council on Bioethics, and Eric Cohen, editor of the New
Atlantis and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, write in
a Washington Post opinion piece. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act for the first time would "use taxpayer dollars to encourage the
destruction of embryos, and it would do so without giving
researchers the genetically customized cells they desire," according
to George and Cohen. Santorum and Specter's bill, on the other
hand, "would fund any creative proposal for advancing stem cell
research without destroying nascent human life," according to the
authors. They add that "reprogramming adult cells to pluripotency,
rather than destroying human embryos, will be the future of
regenerative medicine" because it is more efficient and ethical
(George/Cohen, Washington Post, 7/6). Pluripotent stem cells can
develop into all types of tissues in the body and have the potential
to repair and restore tissue (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy
Report, 5/9). Federally funding research using embryos leftover from
fertility treatments "will never satisfy the scientists," George and
Cohen write, adding that the "real opportunity now before us ... is
to find a scientific alternative to research cloning, one that gives
us the stem cells we desire without the ethical violations we abhor"
(Washington Post, 7/6).
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Wednesday reported on the upcoming
legislation and the politics of stem cell research -- including
Bush's position on the issue, the connection for some Republican
lawmakers between stem cell research and abortion rights and former
first lady Nancy Reagan's support for expanding federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research (Neary/Williams, "Morning Edition,"
NPR, 7/5). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.
Sat Jul 8, 2006 4:02 pm (PST)
The Hill Examines Agreement for Three Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be
Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote"
KAISERNETWORK.ORG
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Kaisernetwork.org is a free service of the Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation
7-6-2006
The Hill Examines Agreement for Three Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be
Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote"
The Hill on Wednesday examined the agreement reached last week on
scheduling votes on three stem cell-related bills by the end of the
month (Young, The Hill, 7/5). One of the bills (HR 810) the Senate
will consider, known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of
2005, which has been approved by the House, would allow funding for
research using stem cells derived from embryos originally created
for fertility treatments and willingly donated by patients. The bill
seeks to address a policy, announced by President Bush on Aug. 9,
2001, that allows federal funding for human embryonic stem cell
research only when it uses stem cell lines created on or before that
date. Another bill (S 2754) to be considered, sponsored by Sens.
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), would require NIH
to research and fund methods of creating embryonic stem cell lines
without destroying human embryos. The bill contains a rule that the
measure would not affect any regulations regarding embryonic stem
cells, human cloning or any other research methods that are
currently prohibited. The bill also calls for research on adult stem
cells. The other bill (S 3504) to be considered, sponsored by
Santorum and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), would make it illegal to
conduct research on embryos from "fetal farms," where human embryos
could be made in a nonhuman uterus or from human pregnancies that
were created specifically for the purpose of research. Under the
terms of the agreement reached by Senate leaders of both parties,
the three bills will be debated for 12 hours on a date, likely in
July, that will be agreed upon by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
(R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the
leaders have said. To pass, each of the bills would need at least 60
votes, and amendments will not be permitted (Kaiser Daily Women's
Health Policy Report, 6/30). According to The Hill, opponents of
embryonic stem cell research "no doubt will be angry" that Frist
scheduled the bills for vote. However, they have said they are
reassured by Bush's threat to veto the Stem Cell Research
Enhancement Act and the fact that the House's 238-194 vote on the
bill does not appear to be sufficient to overturn a veto, The Hill
reports (The Hill, 7/5).
Related Opinion Piece
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act is "misguided and
unnecessary," but the other two bills to be considered by the
Senate "would enable our country to explore the potential of stem
cells without violating human dignity or taking human life," Robert
George, a Princeton University professor and member of the
President's Council on Bioethics, and Eric Cohen, editor of the New
Atlantis and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, write in
a Washington Post opinion piece. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act for the first time would "use taxpayer dollars to encourage the
destruction of embryos, and it would do so without giving
researchers the genetically customized cells they desire," according
to George and Cohen. Santorum and Specter's bill, on the other
hand, "would fund any creative proposal for advancing stem cell
research without destroying nascent human life," according to the
authors. They add that "reprogramming adult cells to pluripotency,
rather than destroying human embryos, will be the future of
regenerative medicine" because it is more efficient and ethical
(George/Cohen, Washington Post, 7/6). Pluripotent stem cells can
develop into all types of tissues in the body and have the potential
to repair and restore tissue (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy
Report, 5/9). Federally funding research using embryos leftover from
fertility treatments "will never satisfy the scientists," George and
Cohen write, adding that the "real opportunity now before us ... is
to find a scientific alternative to research cloning, one that gives
us the stem cells we desire without the ethical violations we abhor"
(Washington Post, 7/6).
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Wednesday reported on the upcoming
legislation and the politics of stem cell research -- including
Bush's position on the issue, the connection for some Republican
lawmakers between stem cell research and abortion rights and former
first lady Nancy Reagan's support for expanding federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research (Neary/Williams, "Morning Edition,"
NPR, 7/5). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer."
name=fullstory> Email this story to a friend.
Print this story.
View entire report.
Daily Women's Health Policy
National Politics & Policy | The Hill Examines Agreement for Three
Stem Cell-Related Bills To Be Scheduled for Senate Floor Debate, Vote
[Jul 06, 2006]
The Hill on Wednesday examined the agreement reached last week
on scheduling votes on three stem cell-related bills by the end of
the month (Young, The Hill, 7/5). One of the bills (HR 810) the
Senate will consider, known as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act of 2005, which has been approved by the House, would allow
funding for research using stem cells derived from embryos
originally created for fertility treatments and willingly donated by
patients. The bill seeks to address a policy, announced by President
Bush on Aug. 9, 2001, that allows federal funding for human
embryonic stem cell research only when it uses stem cell lines
created on or before that date. Another bill (S 2754) to be
considered, sponsored by Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Rick
Santorum (R-Pa.), would require NIH to research and fund methods of
creating embryonic stem cell lines without destroying human embryos.
The bill contains a rule that the measure would not affect any
regulations regarding embryonic stem cells, human cloning or any
other research methods that are currently prohibited. The bill also
calls for research on adult stem cells. The other bill (S 3504) to
be considered, sponsored by Santorum and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-
Kan.), would make it illegal to conduct research on embryos
from "fetal farms," where human embryos could be made in a nonhuman
uterus or from human pregnancies that were created specifically for
the purpose of research. Under the terms of the agreement reached by
Senate leaders of both parties, the three bills will be debated for
12 hours on a date, likely in July, that will be agreed upon by
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the leaders have said. To pass, each of
the bills would need at least 60 votes, and amendments will not be
permitted (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 6/30).
According to The Hill, opponents of embryonic stem cell research "no
doubt will be angry" that Frist scheduled the bills for vote.
However, they have said they are reassured by Bush's threat to veto
the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act and the fact that the House's
238-194 vote on the bill does not appear to be sufficient to
overturn a veto, The Hill reports (The Hill, 7/5).
Related Opinion Piece
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act is "misguided and
unnecessary," but the other two bills to be considered by the
Senate "would enable our country to explore the potential of stem
cells without violating human dignity or taking human life," Robert
George, a Princeton University professor and member of the
President's Council on Bioethics, and Eric Cohen, editor of the New
Atlantis and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, write in
a Washington Post opinion piece. The Stem Cell Research Enhancement
Act for the first time would "use taxpayer dollars to encourage the
destruction of embryos, and it would do so without giving
researchers the genetically customized cells they desire," according
to George and Cohen. Santorum and Specter's bill, on the other
hand, "would fund any creative proposal for advancing stem cell
research without destroying nascent human life," according to the
authors. They add that "reprogramming adult cells to pluripotency,
rather than destroying human embryos, will be the future of
regenerative medicine" because it is more efficient and ethical
(George/Cohen, Washington Post, 7/6). Pluripotent stem cells can
develop into all types of tissues in the body and have the potential
to repair and restore tissue (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy
Report, 5/9). Federally funding research using embryos leftover from
fertility treatments "will never satisfy the scientists," George and
Cohen write, adding that the "real opportunity now before us ... is
to find a scientific alternative to research cloning, one that gives
us the stem cells we desire without the ethical violations we abhor"
(Washington Post, 7/6).
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Wednesday reported on the upcoming
legislation and the politics of stem cell research -- including
Bush's position on the issue, the connection for some Republican
lawmakers between stem cell research and abortion rights and former
first lady Nancy Reagan's support for expanding federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research (Neary/Williams, "Morning Edition,"
NPR, 7/5). The complete segment is available online in RealPlayer.