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Help get the word out about the conference that will change the landscape of caregiving. Thanks. Myralyn Miller, MA, CCC-SP 904-537-3629 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: Shame on Montana > By KFBB News Team > > Story Published: Apr 1, 2009 at 6:02 PM MDT > Story Updated: Apr 1, 2009 at 6:02 PM MDT > The bill to ban human cloning in the state of Montana has officially been > signed by Governor Schweitzer. > Multimedia > Watch The Video > The controversial bill received a lot of attention during this year's > session. Supporters argued human cloning is a recipe for disaster, not > only for moral reasons, but because of huge failure rates and risks to > women's health. The bill will not prohibit all stem cell research, but it > will prohibit embryonic stem cell research with cells of cloned origin. > Opponents say this bill will prevent medical breakthroughs by placing > limits on the research that can be done on certain conditions. > Governor Schweitzer signed the bill into law Wednesday afternoon. > Representative Krayton Kerns (R), the bill's sponsor, said, "I was glad to > get the human cloning ban out, that's the second time we've introduced > that bill, and we amended it this time to make it a little more palatable > to the opposite side of the aisle, and it was, so it came out strong." > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn