"Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer"

This quote by Patti Davis is a reflection on the Bush Administration's choice to limit stem-cell research. Davis is suggesting that even if the Bush Administration had actually enabled more research study, Christopher Reeve would still have actually died. However, she believes that if the research had actually been allowed to progress, we would be closer to using treatments for diseases and conditions that stem-cell research study could possibly assist. Davis is implying that the Bush Administration's choice to limit stem-cell research study has hindered progress in the field, and that if the decision had been various, we would be closer to providing treatments.