If you’re looking for some national leadership in stem cell research, Gub nominee Chris Bell is your guy. His advocacy began as a US rep in Congress and continues today as an advisory board member of StemPac. Chris was also recently one of two national political figures to take part in the progressive National Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit at Stanford University.
Here is what Bernard Siegel, Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute and a leading expert in regenerative medicine, says about Chris:
“Chris Bell is resolutely on the side of patients and cures. Very few candidates for public office are as knowledgeable and passionate about stem cell research as Chris Bell.”
Chris’s strong belief in stem cells is due largely to personal experience. After he lost his mother to Parkinson’s, his wife Alison battled breast cancer for more than a year before finally going into complete remission.
“We need to stop talking about banning stem cell research and start funding it. When Jesus healed the lepers, he didn’t call his pollster,” said Bell. “Jesus never said heal the sick, unless politics gets in the way. I believe God gives us the tools of science and technology to help our fellow man. We cannot let politics stand in the way of curing disease and healing the sick. It’s the right thing to do, and now is the time to do it.”
Check out more of what Chris thinks about stem cell and regenerative medicine.