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lakelady
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Schwarzenegger backs stem cell plan
« on: Oct 19^th, 2004, 1:50pm »

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GO ARNOLD! Cool

Schwarzenegger backs stem cell plan
Governor bucks GOP to endorse bond to fund research
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Posted: 10:29 AM EDT (1429 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed a $3 billion bond measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research, a move that bucks Republican leaders and threatens to further strain the state's budget.

"California has always been a pioneer," Schwarzenegger said Monday. "We daringly led the way for the high-tech industry and now voters can help ensure we lead the way for the biotech industry."

The endorsement of the stem cell research measure comes at some political risk for the governor, who campaigned against California going deeper into debt when he unseated Gray Davis as governor in last year's recall election.

The endorsement also will put Schwarzenegger at odds with the state Republican Party, which officially opposes Proposition 71, and perhaps the Bush administration, which has limited federal funding of the research.

"It's a surprise given the economic challenges facing the state," said Jack Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College who is voting against the measure.

"Social conservatives might be unhappy, too, but he was never their favorite anyway."

Schwarzenegger has said he supports stem cell research.

His father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, is in the early grips of Alzheimer's disease, which supporters of the measure say could someday be treated with stem cells.

If the measure is passed, it would provide California researchers with nearly $300 million annually for 10 years but cost a total of $6 billion to pay back.

The proposition also would fund cloning projects intended solely for medical research.

Schwarzenegger's endorsement Monday of a separate ballot proposal to dump political party primaries also marks a break with California's GOP.

Under the proposal, the two top primary finishers would advance to a general-election runoff, regardless of party affiliation.

It would not alter presidential elections.

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Re: Schwarzenegger backs stem cell plan
« Reply #1 on: Oct 19^th, 2004, 2:26pm »

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So far I don't have a single complaint about how he's run things down there. There's so much stem cell research that can be done that does not involve taking stem cells from embryos. For example, when my second son was born, we had the blood from the umbilical cord drawn out and stored, which contains a large amount of stem cells. They take the blood from the cord after the baby has been cut off, so no harm comes to any child/embryo/fetus as a result of drawing that blood. I cannot wait for more resarch to be done that can help cure some of the diseases and conditions that affect humans today.

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Re: Schwarzenegger backs stem cell plan
« Reply #2 on: Oct 19^th, 2004, 4:15pm »

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I agree with having more stem cell research but not as much as John Kerry wants

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Re: Schwarzenegger backs stem cell plan
« Reply #3 on: Oct 19^th, 2004, 5:48pm »

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Agreed Rhune. It makes a difference when you have a family member who could potentially benefit. My mother was just diagnosed with Parkinson's and now I am an advocate of this research in a limited form.

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