Dipping Into Uncle Sam's Pockets: Federal Funding of Tem Cell Research: Is It Legal
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DIPPING INTO UNCLE SAM'S POCKETS: FEDERAL
FUNDING OF STEM CELL RESEARCH: IS IT LEGAL?
If I could see [multiple sclerosis], it would look like a big monster. It
takes up lots of room in my house. It has a very long tail to trip my mom and
knock her down and try to hurt her. It is a very selfish monster. We try our
best to ignore it and not let it push us around. Sometimes, the monster is quiet,
and we forget about him. One day, we will get rid of it and say good-bye for
ever. I
I. INTRODUCTION: A MIRACLE COME TRUE?
Countless Americans suffer from debilitating conditions. Diseases such as
Alzheimer's,2 multiple sclerosis (MS ),3 diabetes,4 Lou Gehrig's, ' Hunting-
'Through a Child's Eyes Touring Art Exhibit Features Works by Children Whose Lives
are Touched by Multiple Sclerosis, SPOKESMAN REv., Aug. 11, 1999, at D9, available at
1999 WL 20170522 (quoting eight-year old Max Mosher).
2 Alzheimer's afflicts an estimate d four million Americans. See Alzheimer's Ass'n,
People with Alzheimer's Diseas e (visited June 17, 2001)
< http://www.alz.org/people/faq.htm#howmany >.
Alzheimer's disease (A D) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease character-
ized by memory loss, language deterioration, impaired visuospatial skills, poor
judgment, indifferent attitude, but preserved motor function. AD usually begins after
age 65, however, its onset may occur as early as age 40, appearing first as memory
decline and, over several years, destroying cognition, personality, and ability to
function.
Nat'l Inst. of N eurological Disorders and Stroke, NINDS Alzheimer's Disease Inform a-
tion Page (visited Sept. 15, 2001)
<http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health and medical/disorders/alzheimersdiseasedoc.htm>.
' Multiple sclerosis afflicts approximately 250,000 to 350,000 Americans. See Charles W.
Henderson, Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis, GENE
THERAPY WKLY, Aug. 17, 2000, available at 2000 WL 11696295. Multiple sclerosis is a
chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune sys-
tem attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain
and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas that are
unable to transmit nerve impulses. The disease also gradually damages the nerves
themselves .... [DIts many symptoms affect almost every system of the body.
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