A "Mostly No on 71" Sampler

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embryonic stem cell colonies from the lab of developmental biologist James Thompson
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Used with permission © University of Wisconsin Board of Regents

California Capitol Building, Sacramento, California

The Foremost Web Site for Audio Interviews with Guests
in Opposition to California's Proposition 71, the Stem Cell Initiative

10-22-04: Unscientific e-thePeople poll shows more than three-fourths of respondents oppose the passage of Proposition 71

9-24-04: Thumbs down for blastocysts; thumbs up for trans-humans

9-23-04: News Commentary: There's more than one way to skin an embryonic stem cell, and Proposition 71 is not the best one

9-5-04: News Commentary: Socializing the Risk while Privatizing the Health Benefits and Profits, as California's Proposition 71 does, is Unethical

Interviews with opponents of Proposition 71

10-21-04: Susan Berke Fogel, spokesperson for the Pro-Choice Alliance Against Proposition 71, attacks the controversial stem cell initiative

10-21-04: H. Rex Greene, M.D., medical oncologist, dissects Proposition 71 and finds an out-of-control political, financial, scientific, and ethical malignancy threatening to metastasize

10-19-04: Jesse Reynolds, Program Director at the Center for Genetics and Society, explains his pro-choice, progressive group's opposition to Proposition 71

10-18-04: Deborah Burger, R.N., President of California Nurses Association, favors embryonic stem cell research but marshals pro-choice, financial, equity arguments against Proposition 71

9-23-04: Karen Hanretty, California Republican Party spokesperson, joins the Sacramento Bee in calling on California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley to resign, opposes passage of Proposition 71

9-21-04: James Walter, bioethicist, says questions of justice argue against passing Proposition 71

9-16-04: California State Senator Tom McClintock attacks Proposition 71 as "self-serving sham" that will spend money California doesn’t have

9-13-04: Wesley Smith, bioethicist, attacks Proposition 71, as an "incredible, audacious money grab [and] corporate welfare at its most extreme"

9-10-04: California Repubican Assembly President Mike Spence urges a "No" vote on Proposition 71

A supporter of stem cell research is undecided about Proposition 71

9-5-04: California Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg supports stem cell research but hasn't decided yet about supporting Proposition 71

Some unanswered questions about Proposition 71

9-5-04: Some questions about California's Proposition 71

Learn more about stem cells

8-14-04: Evan Snyder, Director of the Burnham Institute's Stem Cell and Regeneration program, provides an introduction to the world of stem cells

Yes and No

No on 71--Doctors, Patients & Taxpayers for Fiscal Responsibility

Visit the official Yes on 71, California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative campaign web site

Stem cells are a political football in the U.S., while Britain licenses stem cell production from human embryos

8-15-04: Stem Cell Battles—commentary from the New York Times

8-11-04: Britain Grants License to Make Human Embryos for Stem Cells—news from the New York Times

 

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