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STEM CELL BATTLES
Text Box: See this empty wheelchair? We who fight for embryonic stem cell research believe that wheelchairs are for temporary occupancy only. We do not accept the diagnosis of “incurable”, given to more than one hundred million Americans with cancer, paralysis, Alzheimer's, AIDS, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, MS, and more.  We are America's millions: patients, family, and friends. We support research to bring cures, to empty the wheelchairs everywhere.   Don C. Reed October, 2005 Don C. Reed is co-chair of Californians for Cures, and writes for their web blog, www.stemcellbattles.com. Reed was citizen-sponsor for California’s Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999, named after his paralyzed son; he worked as a grassroots advocate for California’s Senator Deborah Ortiz’s three stem cell regulatory laws, served as an executive board member for Proposition 71, the California Stem Cells for Research and Cures Act, and is director of policy outreach for Americans for Cures. The retired schoolteacher is the author of five books and thirty magazine articles, and has received the National Press Award.     Blastocystunder constructionEmpty Wheelchair