Though Dr. Coscioni was not elected to Chamber of Deputies, he received the support of hundreds of scientists, physicians, patients as well as politicians and intellectuals. Later in that year, a similar show of support accompanied his unsuccessful bid to become a member of the National Bioethics Committee. On 20 September 2002, together with Emma Bonino and Marco Pannella, Luca Coscioni founded _his_ association in order to promote freedom of scientific research, with particular attention to research on embryonic stem cells, a technique that was running the risk of being severely hindered by a draft bill before the Italian Senate. <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Marco Pannella <sep>, B: Luca Coscioni