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bout two dozen Hadassah
members from Southeastern
Michigan met March 2 with
state legislators in Lansing to advo-
cate for stem cell research.
Representatives, senators and
staffers from nearly 40 districts par-
ticipated in "SOS: State of Stem
Cells," designed to educate elected
officials about the importance of
embryonic stem cell research and leg-
islation that advances this research.
All the major streams of Judaism,
including Orthodox, support embry-
onic stem cell research because it is a
moral imperative for Jews to try to
save lives, and both natural and arti-
ficial means are acceptable.
"So many of us have relatives and
friends who suffer from diseases that
may be cured or controlled by
embryonic stem cell therapy," said
Sue Luria, president of Greater
Detroit Chapter of Hadassah. "With

federal funding of embryonic stem
cell research virtually banned, travel-
ing to Lansing to educate our legisla-
tors may be the most important step
each of us takes this year to improve
people's lives in Michigan."
Hadassah, a grassroots voice for
Israel, health and women's issues, is
also the founder and supporter of the
Hadassah Medical Organization in
Jerusalem. In 1998, scientists at its
Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene
Therapy were among the first to
develop embryonic stem cell lines;
these six lines were registered with
the U.S. National Institute of
Health, which makes HMO
researchers eligible for NIH funding.
Research has progressed at a quick
pace since then, with major medical
breakthroughs in many diseases,
including imminent development of
a reversal of Parkinson's disease. Five
lines are actively distributed world-