The House of Representatives voted to pass HR 2520 - the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act - written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The non-controversial legislation had earlier passed the House of Representatives in May by a vote of 431-1 and was slightly altered before passage by the Senate Friday night.

The bill will now be signed into law by Bush.

In essence this allows medical waste - umbilical cords and placentas - to be turned into medical miracles for huge numbers of very sick and terminally ill patients, who suffer from diseases like leukemia and sickle cell anemia among hundred others.

Source: LifeSite


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