Bomke
bill promotes umbilical cord blood research
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[March 03, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- State Sen. Larry Bomke,
R-Springfield, wants the state of Illinois to explore the
possibilities of banking stem cells gathered from umbilical cord
blood, which has become an important tool in research and treatment
of many life-threatening diseases.
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"Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells which have already cured
over 100 different diseases," Bomke says. "Research has thus far
given us these results, and further research could possibly yield
cures for many others."
Bomke's legislation,
Senate Bill 1691, creates the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank
Commission. The commission will establish a plan for the creation of
an Illinois-based umbilical cord blood bank.
Duties of the commission include:
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Developing a plan for
the establishment of the Illinois Umbilical Cord Blood Bank.
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Ensuring the privacy
of people who donate umbilical cord blood and placental tissue.
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Examining making
postnatal tissue and amniotic fluid available for scientific
research and medical treatment.
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Investigating private
storage of postnatal tissue and amniotic fluid for medical
treatment.
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Participating in the
National Cord
Blood Program.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/reference/ads/current/free%20fabulous%20february%20lda%20020907.png) "Illinois should be at the forefront of cord blood banking
because it is a proven cure for disease," said Bomke. "People need
to know about banking, and women need to be able to easily donate
cord blood if they choose to do so."
Bomke said he believes cord blood and adult stem cell research is
a better use of state resources because it is already producing
results, while the more controversial research using human embryos
hasn't cured a single disease.
[Text copied from news release sent
on behalf of
Sen. Larry Bomke and received
from Illinois
Senate Republican staff]
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