Disclaimer: These editorial (political) cartoons, drawn by Roberta's husband Steve, represent his personal viewpoints about the news events at the time they were drawn, and do not necessarily represent the views of Roberta or any organization or person represented on this web site.
Parkinson's Disease. Link
Also, see his animation on what it's like to have Parkinson's.
Date: May 25, 2005
About this cartoon: President George W. Bush steadfastly refused to
consider stem cell research if it involved embryonic cells, which offered
the greatest promise for major advances in treating a variety of ailments,
supporting only specific and limited research; he cited not wanting to "take
lives to save lives."
Date: Nov. 9, 2004
About this cartoon: California passed a landmark ballot measure, Proposition
71, to fund stem cell research at a tune of $3 to $6 billion, partly to grow
a biotech industry in the state, and partly to show the state's contempt for
President Bush's firm opposition to embryonic stem-cell research.
Date: July 23, 2006
About this cartoon: President Bush issued his first veto, going against
a majority of Americans and many in his own party by refusing to allow the
government any role in embryonic stem cell research, a move that might've
cost the Republicans in November.
Date: March 19, 2009
About this cartoon: President Obama lifted the ban by George W. Bush
on scientific reasearch involving embyonic stem cells. These cells offer the
greatest promise for potentially finding cures for Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's
Disease, juvenile diabetes, spinal cord injuries and a host of other conditions,
but religious objections, equating such research to abortion, kept those cells
— and those potential cures — off limits for eight years.
Parkinson's Disease. Link
Also, see his animation on what it's like to have Parkinson's.
