Stem Cells of Hope, Not Hype, are Curing People

Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) (The Hill)

September 15, 2005

Despite efforts by some to quell reality, one of the best-kept secrets in medicine today is that umbilical-cord-blood stem cells and adult stem cells are curing people from terrible conditions and diseases.

These miracle treatments have the potential to cure millions and could quickly be made available to tens of thousands of patients in need with Senate passage of a bill that I authored, H.R. 2520 — the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 — which passed the House in May by a vote of 431-1. [more]