Life and death race: Politics and stem cell issue

MSNBC
Posted: October 31st, 2006 by Steve Trinward
Author: Arthur Caplan, Ph.D.

“The TV ad is disturbing and difficult to watch. Michael J. Fox’s face, so familiar from all his appearances in the ‘Back to the Future’ movies and hit TV shows such as ‘Family Ties,’ ‘Spin City’ and ‘Boston Legal,’ bobs uncontrollably around the screen. Why? Then you remember: Fox is a relatively young man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease. And that is precisely the point of the ad. Fox is pushing the voters of Missouri not to forget people like him, who suffer from incurable diseases, when they get to the ballot box in less than two weeks to decide who will be the next senator from Missouri.” (10/31/06)

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