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Latest Update - July 16, 2002

Stop The "Temporary Moratorium"
On Therapeutic Cloning

The President's hand-picked Bioethics Advisory Committee is soon expected to endorse a "temporary moratorium" on all forms of cloning research, including somatic cell nuclear transfer, (SCNT), which promises to lead to breakthrough therapies to help cure aging and age-related diseases.

Having been unable to impose their will on America through an open vote in the Senate, the enemies of therapeutic cloning research are mobilizing their forces for a backdoor assault on this pathbreaking research.

A "temporary moratorium" would most likely be unliftable, becoming a permanent ban. Many forget that a similar "temporary" moratorium was placed on In Vitro Fertilization research in 1974. That ban is still in effect today, 28 years later! Fortunately for American families, the moratorium was placed on publicly-funded research; with private research continuing.

The new moratorium would be even worse, because it would shut down private research as well.

We need your help now to prevent this "temporary moratorium" from being imposed on the American people.

Please write a letter and send it via, fax and/or postal mail and place a phone call to three undecided Senators, saying something like this:

Here are the three undecided Senators:

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)
United States Senate
463 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5623
202-228-1377 (fax)

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
United States Senate
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922
202-224-0776 (fax)

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
United States Senate
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-4814
202-228-0360 (fax)

Urge Undecided Senators To Vote Against
Brownback Bill (S. 1899)

Everyone in favor of therapeutic cloning should urge (by postal mail, phone, e-mail and fax) the undecided Senators to oppose the Brownback bill. What follows is contact information for the undecided Senators. You can also obtain postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers of Senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. E-mail addresses of Senators can be found at www.senate.gov (Click on "List Senators by State").

Update from September 24, 2002
Update from May 26, 2002
Update from May 07, 2002
Update from April 23, 2002
Original article from March 2002 Life Extension magazine

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