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To: pompsander who wrote (752621)	10/27/2006 1:22:16 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

The largest group in the state promoting stem cell research, the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, which is responsible for putting the initiative on the ballot, has steered clear of questions about the Senate race because of its nonpartisan stance. The group’s chairman, Donn Rubin, said it was trying to pitch a large tent. “Our initiative is supported by many denominations, Christian and other, who believe in this research as a means to alleviate suffering,” Mr. Rubin said. “Any one of us could be a patient tomorrow and we all have a stake in seeing this amendment pass.” If the measure were to pass — and polls indicate that a majority of Missourians support it — Missouri would join California as the only states to include the right to perform stem cell research in its state constitution. But unlike the California measure, which designated billions of dollars for the research, the Missouri amendment does not include a commitment to financing. (It does not bar the possibility of it, however.) The ballot measure would guarantee that any stem cell research that is legal under federal law could be performed in Missouri. Mr. Rubin said the coalition sought to get the issue on the ballot in direct response to efforts for years by conservative lawmakers to ban the cloning procedure involved in some forms of the research. In the most controversial form of stem cell research, embryos are cloned and their stem cells are removed. This practice has ignited the political debate about whether life is being destroyed. “This is the big one, this is the biggest pro-life issue voters have ever been confronted with,” said Pam Fichter, the president of Missouri Right to Life. “This is the people deciding whether they want to enshrine in the constitution the right to clone and kill human embryos.” timesdaily.com

To: pompsander who wrote (752621)	10/27/2006 1:23:49 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

O.K. help me out, Pro. here is the link to the proposed constitutional amendment. I see where my comments about limits on cloning, sale of any product, (eggs or stem cells) is well covered. It would appear nothing can be sold....research is limited. Can you show me the language you interpret to give a constitutional right to clone embryonic stem cells? Is it the fact that the limis mirror federal limits? If so, that "constitutional right" is pretty limited...it just sets boundries which can't exceed federal limits. sos.mo.gov