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H.R.877 Patient's First Act of 2009 goal: to result in improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions; promote research and human clinical trials using stem cells that are ethically obtained and show evidence of providing clinical benefit for human patients; and promote the derivation of pluripotent stem cell lines without the creation of human embryos for research purposes and without the destruction or discarding of or risk of injury to a human embryo.
Rep. James Forbes
James Randy Forbes has served as a republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, where he represents the 4th district of Virginia.
He is the chief sponsor of H.R. 877: Patients First Act of 2009 to enhance stem cell research capabilities.
Co-sponsors:
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD)
Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)
Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
For additional co-sponsors of H.R. 877, click here
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD)
Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)
Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
For additional co-sponsors of H.R. 877, click here
Followers
Do you support the advancement of stem cell research?
Links to More Information Regarding Stem Cell Research
- An up-to-date record of the stem cell industry's ongoing advancements
- Article describing different types of stem cells and their implications for stem cell research
- Article discussing Obama's recent lift on the ban of government funded stem cell research
- Text of H.R. 877: Patients First Act of 2009
- The National Institutes for Health resource for stem cell research
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