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ABOUT COLLECTION FOR CURES
Collection for Cures is a national gift program that raises dollars for ethical, non-controversial stem cell research and education. Churches or groups are invited to participate by taking up a second collection. If the church or group doesn’t do second collection, a donation of $1,000 can be made.
The program includes an invitation to people with a genetic disorder to join the Patient Repository and consider donating their tissue that may help to advance cures for their disease.
UNIQUE APPROACH
The John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute (JP2SRI) is a non-profit research organization with a focus on finding cures ethically. The research exclusively uses adult stem cells, not embryos, to find cures for rare and not-so-rare diseases. The purpose of Collection for Cures is to raise funds to advance the research to find cures.
Using cutting edge methods, the Institute is paving the way to find cures using its disease-specific adult stem cells for rare diseases and for cancer. This unique use of disease-specific adult stem cells can potentially save years in the research cycle to find cures. Your donation not only helps to advance cures, but helps advance ethical science.
SUPPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE
Support continues to grow. All of Iowa’s respected Catholic bishops wrote a letter of support for the Institute in 2010. Below are excerpts of their letters. Please send us your comments of support for us to share.
Dubuque, IA--Archbishop Hanus “I commend your attempt to develop stem cell cures and therapies in an ethically appropriate way by engaging in adult stem cell research exclusively, and your commitment to a prolife ethics…”
Davenport, IA—Bishop Amos “I am pleased that your mission is to advance adult stem cell research that is consistent with the dignity of human life and that your plans include training the next generation of scientists in bioethics…”
Des Moines, IA—Bishop Pates “I look forward to following your work. Adult stem cell research is supported by the Church because of the great potential to find cures to end needless suffering with no ethical concerns…”
Sioux City, IA—Bishop Nickless “It is a blessing for me to support the efforts of the John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute and your work to find cures and therapies exclusively using adult stem cells with an emphasis on sound moral teaching…”