Missouri Lobby Opposing Bill Banning Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Related News: Stem Cells and GovernmentMissouri biotech companies are opposing a proposal to ban embryonic stem cell research and all forms of human cloning in the Show Me State.
Representatives of four Missouri research institutions have sent a letter to legislators asking them to reject the proposed bill. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch report says the letter told lawmakers that the research is vital to relieving human suffering and pumping up Missouri's economy.... Read On
They worry that while states like California, Illinois and Wisconsin are looking to take the lead in funding the controversial research, Missouri will lag behind because it prohibits it.
"There are lots of incoming legislators for whom this issue will be brand new, and that presents a tremendous educational challenge," Donn Rubin, executive director of the Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences, told the Associated Press.
Posted on December 23, 2004 02:13 PM