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Proposed stem cell research legislation in Missouri The Associated Press Associated Press A summary of stem cell research legislation filed in advance of Missouri's legislative session that starts Jan. 4: _Senate Bill 706. Permits embryonic stem cell research, including somatic cell nuclear transfer. Public money can be used for such research. Sponsor: Yvonne Wilson, D-Kansas City. _Senate Bill 774. Directs money from tobacco lawsuit settlements toward umbilical cord blood banks and research that uses adult stem cells. Sponsor: Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit. _Senate Joint Resolution 30. Proposes a constitutional amendment that bans human reproductive cloning and protects embryonic stem cell research and treatments. Language mirrors ballot initiative sought for November 2006 by Missouri Coalition for LifeSaving Cures. Sponsor: Chuck Graham, D-Columbia. _House Bill 1042. Prohibits human cloning, excluding somatic cell nuclear transfer. Calls for creation of a 10-member Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Commission that would investigate its "medical, scientific, ethical and legal consequences." Sponsor: Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart. _House Bill 1113. Prohibits state money for somatic cell nuclear transfer and other forms of human embryonic stem cell research. Sponsor: Belinda Harris, D-Hillsboro. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn