A coalition of researchers and patients groups proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to protect stem cell research in Missouri, where anti-abortion activists have tried to outlaw a particular type of research they say amounts to the taking of a human life. Amendment backers must gather at least 139,181 voter signatures to get the measure on the 2006 ballot. The coalition claimed its proposal was the first in the nation to protect patients' rights to be treated with eventual stem cell-related cures.
October 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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A coalition of researchers and patients groups proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to protect stem cell research in Missouri, where anti-abortion activists have tried to outlaw a particular type of research they say amounts to the taking of a human life.
Supporters of the amendment must gather at least 139,181 petition signatures from voters to get the measure on the November 2006 ballot.
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