A real easy to agree with cord-blood bill is being held up in the Senate for no good reason. I have a quick write-up on Chris Smith’s legislation here. You might want to encourage your senator to encourage his colleagues (or himself, if your senator happens to be Harry Reid, say) to get it passed now (as in this week). This is one of the easiest to agree on alternatives to embyronic-stem-cell research. Just bank umbilical cords! They come with every newborn. They already save lives. If you really want to save lives, why not get this one moving already.