Urgent- dissection-give students right not to dissect animals

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Hi Everyone : ) I just got this from In Defense of Animals (IDA). Stephanie

 

As Dec 31st approaches, the fate of Massachusetts bill H. 4409, a

which would give students in that state the choice to opt out of

dissection, is still unclear.

 

NO MATTER WHERE you live, the defeat of Dissection Choice in

Massachusetts is a defeat for all of those seeking dissection choice

everywhere. Massachusetts was the first state to introduce dissection

choice legislation, is home to more biotech companies than in all of

Western Europe, and is often the largest recipient of NIH research

dollars.

 

IF YOU CARE ABOUT ANIMALS IN LABS, PLEASE CARE ABOUT WHAT IS

HAPPENING TO DISSECTION CHOICE IN MA.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

 

 

Senator William Frist, the new Senate majority leader, admitted to

having adopted cats from shelters to use for dissection and

vivisection while a medical student at Harvard. In his autobiography

he came to call his actions " heinous and dishonest " .

 

Contact Senator Frist and ask him to contact MA Republican

Acting Governor Jane Swift and Republican Governor Elect Mitt Romney

to ask them to do whatever is necessary to pass Dissection Choice

legislation in Frist's alma mater's state.

 

Thank Senator Frist for " seeing the light " and ask him to use his

considerable power within the Republican party to guarantee that all

students in Massachusetts--and across the nation--will be allowed to

choose not to dissect.

 

Right now, the Massachusetts Teacher's Association (MTA) continues to

lobby against Dissection Choice. Senator Pacheco (D) is now

successfully blocking passage of H. 4409, bowing to pressure from the

MTA, with whom he has a 100% score card.

 

PLEASE CC your email or letter to Senator Frist to:

MTA President Catherine Boudreau and MA Senator Marc Pacheco and let

them know that the entire nation is watching.

 

Let them know that DISSECTION CHOICE MUST BE A PROTECTED RIGHT OF

EVERY STUDENT EVERYWHERE.

 

Write to:

Senator William Frist:

http://frist.senate.gov/contact.cfm

 

Cc:

Massachusetts Teachers' Association: cboudreau

MA Senator Marc Pacheco: MPacheco

 

Replies to previous requests for help were powerful in keeping H.

4409 alive. Please continue to speak out on this important issue.

Your voice is formidable and a crucial part of this nearly 23-year

struggle to grant students and animals protection.

 

Thank you, for your shared committment to passing Dissection Choice

EVERYWHERE.

 

If you'd like more information about this bill, please contact the

New England Anti-Vivisection Society, who is spearheading this

campaign.

 

New England Anti-Vivisection Society

333 Washington Street Ste. 850

Boston, MA 02108

www.neavs.org

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