Health groups supporting CIHR's funding decision

Four health groups have spoken out in support of the CIHR's decision to fund embryonic stem cell research. If you would like to voice your concerns to these groups, you can contact them as follows:

The Canadian Cancer Society

10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M4V 3B1
Phone: 416-961-7223
Fax: 416-961-4189
E-mail: ccs@cancer.ca

The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada

2345 Yonge St, Suite 900
Toronto, ON M4P 2E5
Phone:416-488-0030
Fax: 416-488-7523
Toll free:1-800-567-2873
Email: info@mdac.ca

The Parkinson Society of Canada

4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
Phone: 416-227-9700
Fax: 416-227-9600
Toll Free: 1-800-565-3000
Email: General.info@parkinson.ca

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada

7100 Woodbine Ave., #311
Markham, ON L3R 5J2
Phone: 905-944-8700
Fax: 905-944-0800
Email: general@jdrf.ca

" Embryonic stem cell research offers great promise in advancing our knowledge of cancer." - Julie White, CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society.

"It all comes down to definitions, your definition of an embryo, your definition of when life begins. But how do you define the sanctity of life when you are talking to someone with advanced Parkinson's? If you are going to discard these embryos, why not put them to use?" - Mary Jardine, executive director of the Parkinson Society of Canada.