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Stem cell amendment could receive new restrictions, Legislature says
Detnews.com | June 19, 2009
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Collaborative stem cell research conference first of its kind in Michigan
The Michigan Daily | June 5, 2009
Stem cell researchers from several universities in Michigan met at the University of Michigan to discuss collaboration. The consortium was launched since the November 2008 passage of a state constitutional amendment allowing the use of human embryos. . . . [Read More]
University of Michigan announces major embryonic stem cell initiative
Mlive.com | March 10, 2009
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Obama's end to stem-cell research ban 'huge' in fight against diabetes
NY Daily News | March 9, 2009
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Rubin: Stem cell foes need a fact checker
Detroit Free Press | October 31, 2008
Rest assured that nobody's asking to create human clones, and nobody wants to spawn creatures that are part human and part cow, even though we could use the milk.
There's an increasing level of hysteria in the television commercials attacking Proposal 2, the amendment that would expand the parameters of stem cell research in Michigan. . . . [Read More]
Endorsement
Michigan Chronicle | October 30, 2008
PROPOSAL 08-2 A
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ADDRESS HUMAN EMBRYO AND HUMAN EMBRYONICST STEM CELL RESEARCH IN MICHIGAN
Should this proposal be adopted? YES
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Say yes to the hope for cures for a diversity of people
Detroit Free Press | October 29, 2008
This is a time of hope. Even as we face catastrophic financial shortfalls in our city, our country and around the world, we believe that change is at hand. With faith and optimism, we choose to believe in the hope and promise of new leadership. And on Nov. 4, we will choose the new leader who will chart our nation's course away from the rocky shore.
There is another, even more basic hope that we can choose on Election Day: the hope of cures for many of the diseases that blight our community and bring heartbreak, pain and suffering to far too many of us. . . . [Read More]
Anti-Prop 2 campaign full of shameful distortions
Detroit Free Press | October 29, 2008
Shame is often a casualty of a political attack campaign.
But opponents to Proposal 2, the Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would legalize embryonic stem cell research in Michigan, may have set new standards for shameless fear-mongering.
And they're doing it with the blessing of the Michigan Catholic Conference, which has poured more than $4 million into the anti-Prop 2 campaign. . . . [Read More]
'No' on Prop 1, 'yes' on 2
Traverse City Record-Eagle | October 29, 2008
Mostly lost in the blizzard of misleading ads being run by opponents of Michigan's Proposal 2 is a simple but profound fact: Only embryonic stem cells that would otherwise be destroyed could be used for research. . . . [Read More]
Allow universities to expand efforts to find cures
Kalamazoo Gazette | October 29, 2008
Mary Sue Coleman is president of the University of Michigan. John M. Dunn is president of Western Michigan University. Jay Noren is president of Wayne State University. Lou Anna K. Simon is president of Michigan State University.
In a University of California laboratory, highly regarded scientist Lawrence Goldstein is one of many researchers in that state seeking a better understanding of debilitating disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease.
Goldstein also is keeping an eye on Michigan. . . . [Read More]
Cut through confusion on stem cell amendment
Detroit News | October 28, 2008
That's the case with Proposal 2 on this year's ballot. The measure would allow embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. Its passage would bring Michigan in line with most other states on this issue, and would remove an obstacle to drawing this important research to our state.
Unfortunately, support for Prop 2 is lagging, according to polls. Opponents of the measure have spent a great deal of money to confuse the issue, and when voters are confused about what a ballot measure will do they tend to vote no. . . . [Read More]
Prop 2 offers hope for future medical breakthroughs
Macomb Daily | October 28, 2008
For many voters, one of the most difficult decisions on Nov. 4, whether on the local, state or national level, concerns Proposal 2, the use of embryos for medical research.
The difficulty rests in the fact that the good the proposal could bring is offset, at least in the minds of many people, by a moral conflict. . . . [Read More]
Proposal 2: Michigan needs to join states allowing research on embryonic stem cells
Livingston Daily | October 27, 2008
The politicians who claim they are against stem cell research and that they oppose Proposal 2 because they are right-to-life are being disingenuous ... or at least they are being inconsistent.
Prop. 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot would allow scientists to use excess embryos created at in-vitro fertility clinics, with the written consent of the parents who sought fertility treatment, as a source of stem cells for research into cures for diseases and disabilities. Each attempt to produce a child through this process results in the creation of 30 to 40 leftover embryos. Although some may be stored for future children, the majority of these will end up being thrown away as medical waste. . . . [Read More]
Proposal 2 and social justice
Detroit Free Press | October 27, 2008
This is a time of hope. Even as we face catastrophic financial shortfalls in our city, our country and around the world, we believe that change is at hand. With faith and optimism, we choose to believe in the hope and promise of new leadership. And on Nov. 4, we will choose the new leader who will chart our nation's course away from the rocky shore. . . . [Read More]
Stem cells: Research could be new life for many
Lansing State Journal | October 26, 2008
These are the terrifying possibilities that may affect a friend, neighbor, a loved one - even you. Every one of us is touched by devastating illnesses and injuries such as juvenile diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, Lou Gehrig's disease, and auto-immune diseases. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell research may impact economy
Traverse City Record-Eagle | October 26, 2008
As far as Michigan's future is concerned, the most important thing on the ballot may not, in fact, be the presidential election, but a constitutional proposal addressing stem cell research.
Proposal 2 would allow scientists to use donated, early-stage embryos discarded from fertility clinics for stem cell research that some believe could lead to what would seem like miracle cures.
"Embryonic stem-cell research has the power to bring hope to the sick in Michigan where there has been none, and healing to people in horrible suffering," said former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz, a physician from Battle Creek. . . . [Read More]
Prop 2 poses a dilemma, but should be approved
Oakland County Press | October 24, 2008
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Flint Journal Editorial: Discounting scare tactics
Flint Journal | October 23, 2008
If you've been watching the advertising for the two proposals that appear on the statewide ballot, you're seeing more scare tactics than science or medicine.
Opponents are working hard to make both of these measures sound alarming, but thoughtful voters will work past that and judge the merits of the two, although in our view, one has more merit than the other. . . . [Read More]
Patients speak in support of Proposal 2's stem cell research
Grand Rapids Press | October 23, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS -- Patients and their parents gathered today in support of Proposal 2, urging voters to adopt the constitutional amendment to remove limitations on embryonic stem cell research in Michigan.
Six patients told their stories at the home of Merritt Taylor, a stem cell researcher and assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Grand Valley State University. . . . [Read More]
Proposal 2 pivotal for medicine
The Michigan Journal | October 22, 2008
There are some pretty important developments happening this November in Michigan. There's that whole presidential election with "those two" senator candidates. But then there's the hotly contested, but infinitely important Proposal 2. The proposal, if passed, could provide Michigan's struggling unemployed with new jobs, an estimated half a billion dollars in salaries according to former congressman Dr. John Schwartz, as well as advancements in cures for Alzheimer's and other serious illnesses.
But the opposition, notably Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science & Experimentation (MI-CAUSE) has led a smear campaign that nearly puts Senator McCain's to shame. . . . [Read More]
Beware the snowflake red herrings
Detroit Free Press | October 22, 2008
snowflake babies n, pl., (1997): a term coined by a Christian adoption agency that promotes the adoption of frozen embryos left over from in vitro fertilization to describe the children that result, where the children's parents were not the original cell donors
red herring n (15th C): something that distracts attention from the real issue (from the practice of dragging a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs)
Among the myriad inconvenient facts opponents of embryonic stem cell research would rather ignore, one is particularly salient:
Defeating Proposal 2 won't save a single life, however broadly you define that term.
Got that? Not one. . . . [Read More]
'Yes' is best with stem-cell proposal
Lansing State Journal | October 21, 2008
Proposal 2 - which would change Michigan law on stem-cell research - shouldn't be on the statewide ballot Nov. 4.
That's not a commentary on the content of the proposal itself. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that it's never a good idea to take an exceedingly complex scientific field and fit it into a nice, neat political box.
Nevertheless, the call is now before the voters. And the best choice is to vote "yes" on Proposal 2. . . . [Read More]
Proposal 2's changes are sensible science; Loosen limits for embryonic stem cells
Ann Arbor News | October 21, 2008
Both sides of the debate over Proposal 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot argue that they are promoting life.
Those who back the measure, which would expand the use of embryonic stem cells, argue that those cells are crucial to research that could give new life to patients with diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, diabetes and heart disease. . . . [Read More]
Shameless anti-stem cell ad
Detroit Free Press | October 21, 2008
Shame is typically a casualty of a desperate campaign.
But opponents to Proposal 2, the Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would legalize embryonic stem cell research in Michigan, may have set new standards for shameless fear-mongering.
Their ads, running in heavy rotation on television in the Detroit area, have mostly invoked hyperbolic absurdities designed to make stem cell research look like some sort of Frankenstein-inspired quackery. It has really been something to watch, almost from the beginning. . . . [Read More]
Scientists tout need for eased regulations
Researchers say state can't compete in biomedical field if Proposal 2 fails.
Detroit News | October 20, 2008
ANN ARBOR -- Passage of Proposal 2 promises to elevate the level of human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan, scientists say, because it will allow the creation of new stem cell lines using donated embryos that would otherwise be discarded.
A 1978 state law bans the destruction of embryos for research -- a necessary step in the creation of stem cell lines, which scientists say they need to compete in the race for cures to countless illnesses. . . . [Read More]
Many voters admit to not knowing much about stem cells
Greater understanding important to gaining voter support for embryonic stem cell initiatives
U of M News Service | October 20, 2008
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State should open door to research
by Jackson Citizen Patriot
Jackson Citizen Patriot | October 19, 2008
The public debate over Proposal 2, to promote research on embryonic stem cells in Michigan, has been filled with more heat than light. That is unfortunate. While this research may not be everything that is promised, it is not remotely the bogeyman that opponents say it is. Voters should say yes to this proposal. . . . [Read More]
Proposal 2: Loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cells
Battle Creek Enquirer | October 19, 2008
Proposal 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot presents a tough decision for many Michigan voters.
The proposed constitutional amendment would expand use of human embryos for any research permitted under federal law. The proposal only applies to embryos created for fertility treatment purposes which were either not suitable for implantation or were in excess of what was needed. They could only be donated for research by the person who was seeking fertility treatment.
Michigan's laws regarding embryonic stem cell research are among the most restrictive in the nation - to the point that scientists are leaving places like the University of Michigan to pursue their research elsewhere. . . . [Read More]
Debate In Michigan Centers Around Prop 2
Many View Stem Cells As Having Good, Yet Bad Merits
WNEM.com | October 17, 2008
Michael Krause died from a rare form of brain cancer at the age of 18. His mother Nancy hopes stem cell research in Michigan will help save the lives of other people who suffer from similar diseases. . . . [Read More]
HealthFirst-Embryonic stem cell research and Proposal 2
WJRT Channel 12 | October 17, 2008
HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo explains what the cells are and why they're so important to some researcher . . . [Read More]
Susan J. Demas: Anti-stem cell subterfuge
Lansing State Journal | October 17, 2008
Mad scientists. Cow people. A sinister, omniscient cloning industry straight out of a cheap horror flick.
The group against Proposal 2 has conjured up some truly deceptive, paranoid bunk to whip up fear over lifting Michigan's ban on embryonic stem cell research.
But here's the most dishonest thing of all.
MiCAUSE - Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation - won't say whether or not it opposes embryonic stem cell research.
Spokesman Dave Doyle flatly told me it last week it doesn't matter.
"We don't take a position on specific legislation or anything else," he said. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell supporters start new TV ads
Detroit Free Press | October 17, 2008
LANSING - Backers of Proposal 2, a constitutional amendment to ease restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan, are launching a new television ad campaign today as a new poll commissioned by their opponents suggests public support for the measure is flagging.
The new ad will feature Laura Jackson, a 19-year-old from Livonia who was paralyzed in a cheerleading accident and supports the Michigan amendment. Jackson received treatment in China from a technique that used adult stem cells. Cure Michigan, the group sponsoring the ad, said its advertising campaign will feature "real people" to counter the "deceitful TV ads" aired by the opposition. . . . [Read More]
Paralyzed 19-year-old in new Michigan stem cell ad
Mlive.com | October 17, 2008
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Supporters of a ballot proposal to loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research are airing a new advertisement.
The 30-second TV commercial features a 19-year-old from Livonia who was paralyzed in a cheerleading accident.
Laura Jackson says in the ad that stem cell research gives hope to people who are in need of better treatments for illnesses and disabilities.
The CureMichigan ad began airing Friday on cable and broadcast channels statewide.
Opponents have run three TV advertisements against the proposal that voters will decide in November. It's Proposal 2 on the statewide ballot.
The measure would change state law to allow embryos left over from fertility treatments to be donated to researchers. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell debate resurfaces after lingering in background
Restrictions on funding, research gain prominence
The Boston Globe | October 17, 2008
The issue of stem cell research, while not at the forefront of this year's presidential campaign, has surfaced in political advertisements and again during Wednesday's presidential debate - casting a potentially revolutionary field of scientific research into the political spotlight once again.
Seven years ago, President Bush altered the future of stem cell research when he banned federal funding for embryonic stem cell lines created after Aug. 9, 2001. In select places, including Harvard University, donors or voters funded continued research on their own.
Now, scientists say, the field needs national support to take embryonic stem cell research from its promising early stages to the next level - despite development of a different type of stem-like cell - known as iPS cells - that is not from human embryos, and thus not as controversial. . . . [Read More]
Saltonstall makes case for 105th
Petoskey News Review | October 17, 2008
Rounding out her policy stances, Saltonstall is pro-choice, anti-death penalty and supports both of the ballot initiatives on medical marijuana and stem cell research. . . . [Read More]
DECISION 2008: 22nd District State House of Representatives
The News-Herald | October 17, 2008
Proposal 2: A constitutional amendment to expand the use of human embryonic stem cell research and prohibit the state and local governments from restricting or discouraging human embryonic stem cell research.
GEISS: I support Proposal 2. When read in detail, it puts key restrictions in place to address moral concerns. The proposal only allows stem cells left over from fertility treat-ments and scheduled for destruction to be used if they were donated by the patient. Also, the embryos can only be used within 14 days after cell division begins, and cannot be bought or sold.
JOHNSON: I support medical research. I believe cord blood cell research will produce the results. I also feel this proposal is too big for elected officials to decide on. This is why it is being put before the voters. . . . [Read More]
Poll shows Prop. 1, 2 faring well in the polls
WJRT Channel 12 | October 17, 2008
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) -- (10/17/08)--The latest numbers on the statewide ballot proposals show both proposals are fairing well in the polls.
The numbers come from an exclusive Epic-MRA/ABC12 poll conducted in September.
They show that Proposal 1, which calls for the legalization of medical marijuana, has a 58-38 lead at present.
Proposal 2, which asks voters to make it legal to use human embryos for stem cell research, has a 59-33 lead. . . . [Read More]
Anti-stem cell subterfuge
Battle Creek Enquirer | October 17, 2008
Mad scientists. Cow people. A sinister, omniscient cloning industry straight out of a cheap horror flick.
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The group against Proposal 2 has conjured up some truly deceptive, paranoid bunk to whip up fear over lifting Michigan's ban on embryonic stem cell research. . . . [Read More]
State Stem Cell Policies Deserve National Attention
Science Progress | October 16, 2008
Michigan has one of the most restrictive laws in the country with respect to embryonic stem cell research: it is legal for patients to discard human embryos but not legal for scientists to perform research on these discarded embryos even if that is what the patients want. . . . [Read More]
MiCAUSE Thinks You're an Idiot
Structured Thought. org | October 16, 2008
* Proposal 2 WILL NOT create an additional tax burden on Michigan residents.
* Proposal 2 WILL NOT create a market for human clones, or require any institution to begin paying for research subjects. In fact, Proposal 2 specifically prohibits it.
* Proposal 2 WILL NOT facilitate the possibility of part human, part animal hybrids to be created. Anything that has been done in the past will be completely unaffected.
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Study outlines benefits of stem cell research
Daily Tribune | October 16, 2008
Under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a class of Michigan State University students examined the findings of a recent study on the benefits of in-state embryonic stem cell research published by Michigan Prospect, a public policy group in Lansing. . . . [Read More]
Vote yes to allow the research
Livingston Daily | October 16, 2008
If you have any doubts, stop in at any nursing home to see the torment these diseases cause. Also, pray very often that none of your loved ones incurs these diseases. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell film 'Life is for the Living' to be screened
Freep.com | October 16, 2008
Free public screenings of "Life is for the Living," a documentary by University of Michigan senior Michael Rubyan about embryonic stem-cell research, are planned in theaters around the state during the next two weeks. . . . [Read More]
U-M researchers uncover new links between stem cells, aging and cancer
U of M News Service | October 16, 2008
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Q&A: STEM CELLS
Kalamazoo Gazette | October 15, 2008
On Nov. 4, Michigan voters will decide whether to allow donation of embryos for research and stem-cell harvest from embryos in Michigan. Here are frequently asked questions about how that research works: . . . [Read More]
Nurses to Michigan: Vote YES on Proposal 2!
Progress Michigan | October 15, 2008
On Thursday, the Michigan Nurses Association - Michigan's largest union for registered nurses - endorsed Proposal 2, the ballot proposal that would lift Michigan's state ban on embryonic stem cell research. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell research: U-M student delivers documentary of hope
U of M News Service | October 15, 2008
Rubyan, now a senior, became fascinated with stem cell research as a freshman after hearing Sean Morrison, director of the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology, and others speak about the issue at a meeting on the Ann Arbor campus. . . . [Read More]
Mich. voters to decide stem cell research measure
Mlive.com | October 14, 2008
Supporters of the ballot measure say it could put Michigan researchers at the forefront of an emerging science that might help discover cures for spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Alzheimer's and a host of other illnesses. . . . [Read More]
President Clinton stumps for stem cells in Mich.
WZZM 13 News | October 14, 2008
Clinton says approval of Proposal 2 is neither a Democratic nor a Republican issue. But it would improve the health of millions and the economy of a struggling state . . . [Read More]
GVSU to host Proposal 2 forum Tuesday
Mlive.com | October 10, 2008
Grand Valley State University will host a forum Tuesday on Proposal 2 . . . [Read More]
Prop. 2 needs 'yes' vote
Daily Tribune | October 9, 2008
Proposal 2 needs a "yes" vote to OK stem cell research. I think we all want our loved ones to be with us as long as we can have them. . . . [Read More]
Create hope for those with illnesses by allowing study of possible cures
Detnews.com | October 8, 2008
For many of us, the best hope lies in stem cell research. But we need to explore all avenues of stem cell research -- from adult to embryonic stem cells. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell lies
Detroit Metro Times | October 8, 2008
With the exception of the presidential election itself, there is nothing more important on the Michigan ballot this November than Proposal 2, the one allowing embryonic stem cell research. Whatever your politics, you simply must vote yes. Not supporting this amendment is insanely irrational and stupid. . . . [Read More]
Arguments against Prop 2: A bunch of Hocus Pocus
Michigan Liberal.com | October 8, 2008
Halloween is still weeks away and yet there's already a heavy emphasis on trickery by those few who for some unknown reason, would like to keep Michigan trapped in the Dark Ages. . . . [Read More]
What stem cell report really says
Freep.com | October 8, 2008
Opponents of embryonic stem cell research say a new report by the nonpartisan Citizens Research Council of Michigan bolsters their case against a constitutional initiative to expand such research. . . . [Read More]
Selling cells
Proposal 2 could allow for more stem cell research throughout the state
The State News | October 8, 2008
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Stem cell research forum at SLDL Oct. 15
Grand Haven Tribune | October 8, 2008
panel discussion on stem cell research will take place at Spring Lake District Library, 123 E. Exchange St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. . . . [Read More]
Bill Clinton to help Michigan's stem cell proposal
Freep.com | October 7, 2008
Clinton is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser Friday at the Taubman Air Terminal next to Oakland County International Airport. . . . [Read More]
Stem Cell Ballot Question Fuels Debate
Public News Service | October 6, 2008
Michigan is no longer considered a key battleground in the presidential election, now that Senator John McCain is focusing his campaign elsewhere. However, it's still in the national spotlight because of Ballot Proposal Two, which would amend the state constitution to expand allowable embryonic stem cell research . . . [Read More]
Both sides in Proposal 2 stem-cell debate call themselves pro-life
Mlive.com | October 6, 2008
U-M has a lot at stake in the Proposal 2 vote on Nov. 4. It has the most stem cell scientists among the state's universities, and they say world-class research at U-M is threatened if stem cell research restrictions remain in effect, since it will cause the best scientists to take their work to other states with less restrictive regulations. . . . [Read More]
Donating embryos for research may be easier said than done
Obstacles include piles of paperwork, choosing the type of medical research, getting the consent of egg and sperm donors or simply finding an organization that will accept the donation.
Los Angeles Times | October 6, 2008
"As stem cell research moves forward and viable treatments emerge, there will be a greater demand for the use of frozen embryos," says Lois Uttley, director of the MergerWatch Project, a patients' rights organization based in New York City. "That could raise the profile of this issue." . . . [Read More]
Editorial Endorses Michigan Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative
Medical News Today | October 6, 2008
Proposition 2 would amend the state constitution to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research, according to the News. . . . [Read More]
Gift helps Stanford build nation's largest stem cell research center
Merc ury News.com | October 6, 2008
Stanford University will construct the nation's largest center for stem cell research, thanks to a $75 million gift from Atherton-based alum and philanthropist Lorry I. Lokey, founder of the Business Wire. . . . [Read More]
Stem Cell Ballot Initative: A Prop 2 that actually works for MI
The Only Baggage You Can Bring - Blog | October 4, 2008
Unfortunately, Michigan is one of five states that lies in wait for progress to happen. Since 1978, we've been stuck in a Draconian period along with Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Louisiana; definitely some of the least progressive states in our Union. . . . [Read More]
Freep and Detroit News Endorse Stem Cell Proposal
Michigan Liberal.com | October 3, 2008
Great news out of the state's two largest newspapers today for Proposal 2. Both the Free Press and the Detroit News gave a ringing endorsement of lifting the state's archaic ban on embryonic stem cell research that has the possibility to help thousands, even millions like me that suffer from different illnesses and diseases. . . . [Read More]
Michigan Stem Cell Battle
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy | October 2, 2008
The bill is to promote, and only to promote, scientific freedom, and not to fund stem cell research . . . [Read More]
Stem cell Proposal 2 would advance medicine, grow economy
Hometownlife.com | October 2, 2008
Proposal 2 would allow Michigan physicians and scientists the freedom to pursue cures through embryonic stem cell research, just like doctors in 45 other states. . . . [Read More]
Yes on Prop 2: Don't let stem cells go to waste
Freep.com | October 2, 2008
Among the many reasons to repeal Michigan's ban on embryonic stem cell research, perhaps the strongest is this: The ban doesn't preserve life. Instead, it wastes unwanted embryos that could save and improve lives. . . . [Read More]
Vote yes on Prop 2 to overturn research ban
Detnews.com | October 2, 2008
Michigan has one of the most backward laws on embryonic stem cell research in the nation. Prop 2 on the November ballot would change that. Residents should vote yes on Prop 2. . . . [Read More]
Castle stem cell bill geared toward new administration
Delawareonline | October 1, 2008
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Churches to host talks on research
Mlive.com | October 1, 2008
"Stem Cell Research: What it Means for Michigan. The Science, The Potential and the Law" will be presented twice in Jackson. . . . [Read More]
Supporter: Opponents of embryonic stem cell research measure are motivated by religious beliefs
Supporters of allowing embryonic stem cell research in Michigan argue TV ads and literature produced by opponents of the measure are untrue and likely fueled by religious beliefs.
Livingston Daily | October 1, 2008
At a presentation Monday night put on by Livingston County-based Voters Voice and Brighton-area Community Unitarian Universalist Church, Joe Schwarz, a former Republican congressman and practicing physician from Battle Creek, gave a supportive presentation on Proposition 2 to a crowd at Brighton High School, along with University of Michigan assistant research scientist Jack Mosher, Ph.D. . . . [Read More]
Vote yes on Proposal 2: Research opens a path to cures
Freep.com | October 1, 2008
On Nov. 4, Michigan voters will be asked to support expansion of embryonic stem cell research with Proposal 2. From our conversations, I hope my family understands that easing Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is critical to identify therapies and cures for devastating diseases afflicting our friends, family and neighbors. . . . [Read More]
Forum Pushes Support For Stem Cell Research Proposal
WHMI 93.5 FM | September 30, 2008
An informational presentation in Brighton Monday night focused on the controversial topic of stem cell research. . . . [Read More]
Forum: Stem-cell research helps patients
Traverse City Record-Eagle | September 26, 2008
To repair cells damaged by incurable diseases and injuries such as diabetes, Parkinson's, cancer and spinal cord injuries, patients' best hope are cells that can become any tissue in the body -- embryonic stem cells. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell technology may make blood donations thing of the past
Telegraph.co.uk | September 25, 2008
Blood donations could one day become unnecessary, after the discovery of a way to grow potentially unlimited supplies of blood in the lab. . . . [Read More]
Drug Company Gets Into Stem Cell Research
Medical News Today | September 25, 2008
Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, is getting into stem cell research . . . [Read More]
Key Group Backs Stem Cell Research
Chicago Public Radio | September 25, 2008
Couples seeking infertility treatment overwhelmingly support embryonic stem cell research. The data comes from a new survey of patients at a Chicago fertility center. . . . [Read More]
Stem cell summit hails bench progress, looks to bedside future
Harvard University Gazette | September 25, 2008
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Poll: Michigan voters lean toward approval of medical marijuana, stem cell research
Detroit News | September 25, 2008
A majority of Michiganians is inclined to legalize marijuana for sick people, but a second statewide ballot proposal to relax restrictions on stem cell research in Michigan is a closer contest -- and the advertising blitz has just begun on that measure. . . . [Read More]
Many favor embryos for stem cell studies
UPI.com | September 25, 2008
Most infertility patients favor using leftover embryos for stem-cell research or selling leftover embryos to other couples, a U.S. study says. . . . [Read More]
Embryonic stem cell research must continue
mlive.com | September 21, 2008
On your election ballot this Nov. 4 will be, for some voters, a more difficult choice than their man for the presidency: whether to expand embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. The Muskegon Chronicle endorses State Proposal 2, believing it to be in the best interests of society, even as we recognize that voting "YES" will prove an agonizing choice to make for many persons of deep faith. . . . [Read More]
Advanced Cell Makes Blood From Embryonic Stem Cells
Bloomberg.com | September 21, 2008
Advanced Cell Technology Inc. scientists said they have developed a way to make human blood from embryonic stem cells, opening the door to a potential new source of often-scarce supplies. . . . [Read More]
Editorial: Michigan voters finally to decide stem cell issue
Traverse City Record-Eagle | July 15, 2008
For the first time, Michigan voters this fall will have a direct say in whether the state's world-class medical facilities and medical professionals should have the best opportunity possible to help people walk again or to cure cancer, juvenile diabetes and Parkinson's disease. . . . [Read More]
Op-Ed: Stem cells likely biggest issue in Nov.
Traverse City Record-Eagle | July 13, 2008
The stage is set for an epic battle at the polls this November that may determine Michigan's future. And it doesn't involve a single candidate for office. . . . [Read More]
Petitions for stem-cell ballot issue turned in to state officials
Kalamazoo Gazette | July 8, 2008
A group that wants to loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research turned in voter signatures to state election officials Monday with hope that the measure will qualify for the November allot.
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3 issues set to face voters in November
Detroit Free Press | July 8, 2008
The once-crowded field of ballot proposals hoping to win voter approval in November dwindled to just
three Monday -- two constitutional amendments and one law -- as the deadline passed for submitting
petitions. . . . [Read More]
Michigan stem cell research proposal advances
mlive.com | July 8, 2008
A group that wants to loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research turned in voter signatures to state election officials Monday hoping to make the November ballot. . . . [Read More]
3 hot-button issues poised for Nov. vote
Medical marijuana use, government reform, stem cells may mobilize voters.
Detroit News | July 8, 2008
Michigan voters will likely decide a red-hot trio of ballot questions in November: a massive overhaul of state government, a plan to ease restrictions on stem cell research, and another that would allow seriously ill people to legally smoke marijuana. . . . [Read More]
Michigan stem-cell research proposal advances
WZZM 13 News | July 8, 2008
Voters in Michigan could be deciding in November whether to loosen up some of the most restrictive embryonic stem-cell research laws in the nation. . . . [Read More]
Stem Cell Research In Your Backyard
WILX News 10 | July 7, 2008
"Stem cell research is designed to do multiple things now." It's the explanation you might be used to hearing from a scientist when you ask the question: "What is stem cell . . . [Read More]
Stem cell proposal may be on the November ballot
WWMT News Channel 3 | July 7, 2008
This November, Michigan voters may have to take a stance on stem cell research.
Cure Michigan is a group that wants to loosen state restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, and wants voters to decide on a constitutional amendment. . . . [Read More]
Voters may see at least 3 controversial ballot proposals
WJRT Channel 12 | July 7, 2008
Monday was the deadline to submit signatures to get statewide proposals on the ballot this November.
Besides the hotly contested presidential election, Michigan voters may see at least three controversial ballot proposals this November. . . . [Read More]
Stem Cell Backers Turn In 570,016
MIRS Capitol Capsule | July 7, 2008
"The group behind the stem cell research ballot proposal announced today that it turned in 570,016 signatures to the Secretary of State, nearly 200,000 more than the 380,126 required to place it on the November ballot." . . . [Read More]
Stem cell research beneficial for Mich.
The State News | June 18, 2008
This November, voters in Michigan may accomplish something incredible that the state legislature has been unable to do: lift the harsh restrictions on stem cell research in our state. . . . [Read More]
Stem-cell research can promote life, dignity and discovery
Orlando Sentinel | June 13, 2008
The Catholic hierarchy's long and public battle with science and scientists continued this week in Orlando as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement condemning embryonic stem-cell research. . . . [Read More]
Stem-Cell Therapy in China Draws Foreign Patients
National Public Radio | March 19, 2008
China is gaining popularity among a new breed of travelers: patients with incurable conditions who are visiting the country to receive experimental stem-cell treatments not offered in the United States. . . . [Read More]
Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice
New York Times | February 21, 2008
Scientists reported o . . . [Read More]