California voters a few years ago agreed to dive into stem cell research in hopes of finding cures and treatments for 75 diseases and conditions afflicting people. Proposition 14 on the Nov. 3 ballot would keep it going. Previous funding created more than 1,000 medical projects at 70 institutions across the state. Research has saved and improved
Prop. 14: Stem cell research Our vote: Yes This measure would allow California to borrow $5.5 billion to continue funding the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for stem cell research and other medical research, therapy development, medical training and construction of research facilities. This is important research that can yield positive health care impacts.
Here’s a synopsis of all 12 measures, along with The Tribune’s recommendations. PROPOSITION 14 A $5.5 billion bond measure that would allow continued research on stem cell treatments. Our recommendation: Yes Previous funding resulted in research that saved and improved lives — curing more than 50 tiny “bubble baby” patients, developing two treatments for otherwise fatal
The Fresno Bee Editorial Board recommends the following candidates and choices for local measures and California state propositions. This list will be updated as editorials are published. Recommendations, like editorials, represent the collective opinion of The Bee’s Editorial Board. The Bee’s opinion section operates independently from the news editors and reporters. CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITIONS Prop.
California voters a few years ago agreed to dive into stem cell research in hopes of finding cures and treatments for 75 diseases and conditions afflicting people. Proposition 14 on the Nov. 3 ballot would keep it going. Previous funding created more than 1,000 medical projects at 70 institutions across the state. Research has saved and improved
$5.5 billion bond ($7.8 billion total cost) to extend the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s stem-cell research. Despite the fact that it’s a lot of money to spend at a time when a lot of Californians are out of work, the potential benefits of developing treatments for everything from Parkinson’s to blindness is too important
Prop. 14 would allow the state to sell bonds to raise money to keep open the state’s own stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, established in 2006 (after the feds decided not to fund stem cell research). This new bond continues the program in the hopes of finding cures to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,
