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Stumps for Oil Campaign
Amputees for Peace
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Non Amputee Related
AntiWar.com
StopWar.com
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Landmines
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SafeLane
The anti-landmine WEB Site from the Canadian Government working toward the overall ban of landmines as a weapon of war. The new site, called Safe Lane, takes its name from a term deminers use for a safe-passage corridor, cleared of mines.
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Landmine Survivors Network
Ken Rutherford or Jerry White, Landmine Survivors Network,
700 Thirteenth St. NW, #950
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 661-3537 Fax: (202) 661-3529
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International Red Cross Landmine Projects
See what the Red Cross has to say about the movement to limit the production of landmines and to stop the needless creation of new amputees.
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Canadian Red Cross Landmine WEB Site
The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce that staring
Wednesday November 26, a new site will be launched
Check out the
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Disease
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Diabetes
See what is being done to try an iradicate one of the most common causes of amputation in the world today.
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Cancer
Amputation and Cancer have gone hand in hand for many years, here are some links to help cancer amputees
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Beurgers Disease
Treatment of Beurgers often results in amputated limbs, most common cause being smoking
Check out the following links about Beurgers
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| Cloning and Limb Regeneration |
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| The term cloning is often given to many forms of cell regeneration techniques that exsist. The following links clarify some of the issues around "cloning".
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Research
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News/Ethcis
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Human Rights
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Harassment of Amputees on the Net
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Donating Your Used Parts |
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Sometimes we take it for granted that Human Rights issues don't apply to us, unless we have them violated !
See how the UN Human Rights issues in regard to work, sport and other issues are applied to all people with disabilities.
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Harassment is an everyday event. However, amputees have been on the recieving end of harassment from devotees since the first amputee got online.
Check out this ongoing campaign to make the net safer for amputees to express their opinions without fear of harassment on the internet.
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Whilst the debate over donating used parts rages on millions of amputees around the world do not have a functional prosthetic limb. Here's an incomplete list of companies and organisations that collect used limbs to donate to those in need:
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Getting Political
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| Whatever your political persuasion it is becoming increasingly important that issues facing amputees are made clear to politicians. How a government treats its most "at-risk" citizens is the best indications of its priorities. |
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Safety in the Work Place
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Other Research |
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Amputee Coalition of America's
Body Image and Prosthesis Satisfaction Study
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