Section 38(d). 1. This section shall be known as the " Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative."
2. To ensure that Missouri patients have access to stem cell therapies and cures, that Missouri researchers can conduct stem cell research in the state, and that all such research is conducted safely and ethically, any stem cell research permitted under federal law may be conducted in Missouri, and any stem cell therapies and cures permitted under federal law may be provided to patients in Missouri, subject to the requirements of federal law and only the following additional limitations and requirements: (1) No person may clone or attempt to clone a human being. (2) No human blastocyst may be produced by fertilization solely for the purpose of stem cell research. .... .... 6. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Blastocyst" means a small mass of cells that results from cell division, caused either by fertilization or somatic cell nuclear transfer, that has not been implanted in a uterus. (2) "Clone or attempt to clone a human being" means to implant in a uterus or attempt to implant in a uterus anything other than the product of fertilization of an egg of a human female by a sperm of a human male for the purpose of initiating a pregnancy that could result in the creation of a human fetus, or the birth of a human being. (end quoted amendement) So you are right, they are allowed to use stem cells that were a result of SCNT, but they cannot produce blastocysts solely for this purpose, they must be donated. Further, any federal law that would further restrict stem cell research would of course supercede this constitutional amendment. Didn't Bush decide that no new embryonic stem cells could be produced for research? Sort of makes this a moot point unless that restriction is lifted at the federal level which, God willing, it will be. On 10/26/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, reproductive human cloning is banned. Human cloning for research > is strictly protected and funded by Amendment 2. > Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer is human cloning used to create > embryonic stem cells that are not likely to be rejected. > You are still creating an embryo to destroy it. Not that that's a bad > thing but... > -- "If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you an exotic pet...like a llama, or an emu." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:218468 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
