Timeline of Pre-election Prop. 71 Events

November 6, 1998: Researchers announce derivation of embryonic cell lines from human blastocytes in the journal Science
August 9, 2001: President Bush announces policy to permit certain stem cell research with federal funds
January 1, 2003: California legalizes derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells and human embryonic germ cells for research; permits donation of tissue for research; provides for review by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
June 12, 2003: NIH holds first symposium on human embryo cell research
January 2004: New Jersey becomes the second state to legalize stem cell research; and allocates nearly $50 million for it
February 2004: South Korean scientists first to announce creation of a human embryo for research purposes
April 28, 2004: 206 members of U.S. House of Representatives urge loosening federal restrictions
June 3, 2004: Proposition 71 qualifies for November ballot
June 4, 2004: 58 U.S. Senators urge loosening federal restrictions
June 22, 2004: International Society for Stem Cell Research writes to President Bush to urge loosening restrictions
July 2004: NIH announces creation of embryonic stem cell bank
August 9, 2004: Anniversary of federal stem cell policy marked by salvos in U.S. presidential campaign
August 11, 2004: British regulators grant Newcastle Centre for Life one-year license to generate human embryos to yield stem cells for research purposes
October 2004: National Academy of Sciences Committee on Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research public hearings slated

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Timeline of Pre-election Prop. 71 Events