Great letter, Kay and thanks for the bill. Ray
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Subject: Re: Trouble in Ohio


> Here is Bill355
> http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_355
>
> Representatives Gilb, Bubp, Buehrer, Collier, Faber, Hood, Law,
> McGregor, Raga, Raussen, Schaffer, Setzer, Trakas, Uecker, White,
> Widener, Willamowski
>
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> A BILL
>
> To amend section 3701.99 and to enact sections 131.51 and 3701.93 of
> the Revised Code to place ethical constraints on human research.
>
>
> BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
>
> Section 1. That section 3701.99 be amended and sections 131.51 and
> 3701.93 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
>
> Sec. 131.51. Money in the state treasury and money in the custody of
> the treasurer of state may not be used for any of the following
> purposes:
>
> (A) Research that involves the taking of human life or the use of
> cells or tissue derived from the taking of a human life, including
> research that involves cells or tissue derived from an induced
> abortion and research that involves stem cells derived from
> destroying human embryos, or that involves stem cells derived from
> human embryonic tissue.
>
> Division (A) of this section does not apply to stem cell research
> involving human embryonic stem cells listed on the "Human Embryonic
> Stem Cell Registry" created by the national institutes of health in
> the United States department of health and human services in
> accordance with presidential criteria established on August 9, 2001.
>
> (B) Research that performs or attempts to perform human cloning;
> that participates or attempts to participate in human cloning; or
> that involves an embryo or any product derived from an embryo
> produced by human cloning.
>
> "Human cloning" has the same meaning as used in section 3701.93 of
> the Revised Code.
>
> (C) Research that is performed on an individual without appropriate
> and voluntary written informed consent.
>
> Sec. 3701.93. (A) As used in this section:
>
> (1) "Asexual reproduction" means reproduction that is not initiated
> by the union of oocyte and sperm.
>
> (2) "DNA" means human deoxyribonucleic acid.
>
> (3) "Human cloning" means human asexual reproduction that is
> accomplished by introducing nuclear material from one or more human
> somatic cells into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nuclear
> material has been removed or inactivated so as to produce a living
> organism, at any stage of development, that is genetically virtually
> identical to an existing or previously existing human organism.
>
> (4) "Oocyte" means a human ovum or egg.
>
> (5) "Somatic cell" means a cell that has a complete set of
> chromosomes and is obtained or derived from a living or deceased
> human body at any stage of development.
>
> (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person or
> governmental entity shall knowingly do any of the following:
>
> (1) Perform or attempt to perform human cloning;
>
> (2) Participate in the performance or attempted performance of human
> cloning;
>
> (3) Send or receive an embryo that is produced by human cloning or
> any product derived from that embryo.
>
> (C) Nothing in this section shall restrict the areas of scientific
> research that are not specifically prohibited by this section,
> including research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning
> techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human
> embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.
>
> Sec. 3701.99. (A) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3701.23,
> division (C) of section 3701.232, division (C) of section 3701.24,
> division (B) of section 3701.25, division (I) of section 3701.262,
> division (D) of section 3701.263, or sections 3701.46 to 3701.55 of
> the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first
> offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a
> misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
>
> (B) Whoever violates section 3701.82 of the Revised Code is guilty
> of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
>
> (C) Whoever violates section 3701.352 or 3701.81 of the Revised Code
> is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
>
> (D) Whoever violates section 3701.93 of the Revised Code shall be
> subject to the following:
>
> (1) A term of imprisonment of not more than ten years;
>
> (2) If the offender derives pecuniary gain as a result of the
> violation, a fine of not less than one million dollars and not more
> than an amount equal to two times the amount of the gross pecuniary
> gain if that amount is more than one million dollars.
>
> Section 2. That existing section 3701.99 of the Revised Code is
> hereby repealed.
>
>
> rayilynlee wrote:
>
>> Don't let Ohio Legislature cripple stem-cell research
>> 2006-01-03
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We write in strong opposition to Ohio House Bill 355, sponsored by
>> Rep. Gilb, R-Findlay. This bill eliminates all stem-cell research
>> financed by the state of Ohio.
>>
>> If this bill passes, research in the state of Ohio for diseases such
>> as Alzheimer's, ALS, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's,
>> spinal-cord injuries and other diseases would be severely compromised,
>> eliminating crucial research at facilities such as the Cleveland Clinic,
>> the James Cancer Hospital and Case Western Reserve.
>>
>> Stem cells are nature's blank slate and are capable of developing
>> into any of nearly 220 cell types that make up the human body. A vocal
>> minority has argued that adult stem cells will be sufficient to pursue
>> treatments or cures for diseases. This is simply not true.
>>
>> Given the great hope that stem-cell research provides to those who
>> are suffering, we urge you to not let this bill pass. Please call or fax
>> your state senator and representative immediately to voice your
>> opposition to House Bill 355. Search www.ohio.gov for the names of your
>> representatives.
>>
>> On behalf of the Ohio Citizens for Stem Cell Research
>>
>> Kay Wilhelm
>>
>> Dublin, Ohio
>>
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