Back on the campaign trail, Elizabeth Edwards pushes stem-cell funding

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN

Back on trail, Elizabeth Edwards pushes stem-cell funding
March 26, 2007


Elizabeth Edwards speaks to the City Club of Cleveland Monday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (CNN) -- In her first public speech since announcing last Thursday that her breast cancer had returned, Elizabeth Edwards appealed Monday for more federal funding for health research of all kinds, including stem-cell research.

"I think that we're foolhardy to not be engaging in federal funding of stem-cell research in the most aggressive way we possibly can," the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards of North Carolina told a luncheon meeting of supporters at the City Club of Cleveland.

The reason the issue has become so controversial is largely because people don't understand it, she said....

Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of the 2004 campaign and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. But Thursday, the couple disclosed that cancer had spread to her bones -- a condition doctors described as incurable, but treatable.

Edwards noted that stem-cell work uses blastocysts containing clumps of 16 or 32 cells that were collected by fertility clinics but are no longer needed and would otherwise be thrown away.

"We're talking about using something to save ourselves and our children," she said. "Instead of throwing it away, don't we want to use it in a way that's productive?"...

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[Acadia Blue]

1. John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards are great Americans. Its

difficult to believe Katie Couric was so nasty to them on 60 minutes. Katie worked while her husband was dieing of cancer and she is not in public service. hypocritical witch.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. It's been hard for me to get out of my mind the picture of John and Elizabeth...

sitting there while that woman cruelly interrogated them.

[RamboLiberal]

3. Though I doubt it would happen within a short timeframe

it does leave me wondering. If some cure or way of holding the cancer back was found in stem cell research would a Republican like Tony Snow who so staunchly defended the administration denying this research use the cure?

Good for Elizabeth Edwards for speaking out on this. Another good reason to get a Dem like John Edwards in the White House in January 2009. It can't come soon enough!

[MasonJar]

4. Everytime I think of Couric's interview I feel like upchucking. It was

a clear look at her prejudice and lack of skill, but nonetheless abominable treatment of a couple in despair. 60 Minutes owes the public an apology. The whole network owes the Edwards one. I was offended.