AUSTIN – A bill that proponents said will save lives is headed to the full Texas Senate for a vote. A committee approved House Bill 810 Monday in a 9-0 vote.
The legislation allows patients with terminal illnesses or severe chronic diseases access to adult stem cell treatments. Right now, stem cell therapy is illegal in the U.S.
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The bill is especially important to one San Antonio woman KSAT first reported on multiple sclerosis patient Stefanie Cowley in 2016.
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Cowley flies to Cancun every year for stem cell therapy.
She said the treatment has improved her condition and caused her inflammation and pain to decrease. The bill has already passed the Texas House.
Opponents of the bill said they would like more research done before it's allowed in the U.S.
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