Primavera to Introduce Stem Cell Bill Tuesday

A bill that would encourage the preservation and collection of stem cells from umbilical cord blood collected in hospitals around Colorado will be introduced by Rep. Dianne Primavera, D-Broomfield, on Tuesday.

According to a press release issued by the House Majority Caucus press office, the collected cord blood would be used to foster efforts aimed at reducing or curing cancer.

Primavera is scheduled to discuss her bill at a news conference at 2 pm Tuesday at the Capitol. She'll be joined by Dr Brian Freed, executive director of ClinImmune Labs and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Cord Blood Bank; Dr. Peter McSweeney of the Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Dr. Ralph Quinones, Medical Director at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Cord Blood Bank; and Dr. Chris Carey, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Denver Health.