Article: Statement of Support for Stem Cell Research

Mr. President, a few weeks ago I was visited by two of my constituents– Mary Schneider and her son Ryan. 

When Ryan was just two years old, his parents and doctors noted severe delays in his motor and speech development, and he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. His parents were devastated, as the prognosis for many children with cerebral palsy is quite grim, and given the severity of Ryan’s condition, his doctors didn’t have much hope for his improvement.

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