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Tom Harkin: “The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society strongly supports the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S. 5). We ask…”

On the recordApril 10, 2007
The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society strongly supports the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S. 5). We ask that as Majority Leader, you help champion S. 5 through the Senate without any amendments and with the widest possible majority of support. The National MS Society believes all promising avenues of research that could lead to the cure or prevention of MS or relieve its symptoms must be explored. The Society supports the conduct of scientifically meritorious medical research, including research using human cells, in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws and with adherence to the strictest ethical and procedural guidelines. Research on all types of stem cells is critical because we have no way of knowing which type of stem cell will be of the most value in MS research.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Senator Harkin discusses the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's support for the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.

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