STEM CELL THERAPEUTIC AND RESEARCH ACT OF 2005 -- (House of Representatives - May 24, 2005)
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Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in favor of adult stem cell research, characterized by the gentleman from New Jersey's (Mr. Smith) bill, and oppose H.R. 810, the Castle legislation, that would propose Federal dollars for destroying human embryos for embryonic stem cell research.
I can illustrate the difference with these two binders. In this one binder there are 67 successful treatments using adult stem cells, and stem cells from cord blood, adult stem cells for treatment of diseases. They are all categorized here by diseases, successful treatments. From embryonic stem cell research: zero.
The simple fact of the matter is with the use of embryonic stem cells the only thing that you have today are dead embryos and dead laboratory rats with tumors. They have not worked. They do not work. With adult stem cells you have live patients with treatments. This is the ethical way to go. This is what we should support.
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