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Help Us Protect Patient Access to Stem Cell Cures in Kansas

Will Kansas patients have access to new medical cures that are available to other Americans?

That’s the key issue that led to the formation of the Kansas Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, a broad coalition that includes concerned citizens throughout the state and dozens of leading patient and medical organizations.

Stem cells could provide cures for diseases and injuries that afflict hundreds of thousands of Kansas children and adults and millions of other Americans – including diabetes, Parkinson’s, cancer, heart disease, ALS, sickle cell disease and spinal cord injury.

Unfortunately, some politicians in Topeka want to pass a state law that would ban, criminalize or restrict important types of stem cell research in Kansas – and actually prohibit Kansas patients from having access to future stem cell cures. Clearly, any such ban would be unfair to Kansas patients and medical institutions.

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“Stem cell research holds great promise for the nearly 21 million Americans who have diabetes. Stem cell research could lead not only to a cure for diabetes, but to better treatment as well. The American Diabetes Association is a proud member of the Kansas Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, and we will continue to oppose any measure that will stand in the way of progress of potentially lifesaving research.”

BRUCE BARRETT
STATE ADVOCACY LEADER
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION

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Kansans overwhelmingly support stem cell research and equal treatment for Kansas patients.

Our Coalition’s policy position is that any stem cell research and cures allowed under federal law should be allowed in Kansas – as long as those activities are conducted ethically and safely and do not involve human cloning to create babies.

A recent public opinion poll showed that 79% of Kansas voters agree with this basic policy position. But unless we make our voices heard, stem cell opponents could succeed in getting the state legislature to impose a state ban on stem cell research and future stem cell cures that are allowed under federal law and available to patients in other states.

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“Stem cell research has the potential to provide better treatments and cures for many currently incurable medical conditions, including spinal cord injury, diabetes, Parkinson’s and many others. We are members of the Kansas Coalition for Lifesaving Cures because we believe patients should have access to future therapies and cures that improve and save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Kansas.”

MICHAEL MANGANIELLO
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION

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Equal treatment for Kansas medical institutions makes good economic sense for our state.

Ensuring that Kansas medical institutions can continue to compete on a level playing field with institutions in other states and countries will help attract millions of dollars in research investments to our state. That, in turn, will generate more state tax revenues and quality jobs for Kansas. In addition, the development of stem cell cures for costly diseases like diabetes could significantly reduce health care costs for many Kansas patients and their families – and could also help reduce state-funded Medicaid costs.

You can help by joining our statewide coalition.

By joining our coalition, you can help us show that Kansans from all walks of life support stem cell research and cures – and oppose any state ban on stem cell research and cures in Kansas. You can join online – and get more information about stem cells – by exloring this website at www.KansasCures.com. Joining will cost you nothing – but it could help save the life of someone you love.