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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 1:24 PM Subject: Montana bans therapeutic cloning > As far as I know Montana is the first state to ban therapeutic cloning. > Stay tuned as states work to ban ESCR. > Ray > > MT anti-cloning measure signed into law > > A bill to ban human reproductive cloning has been signed into law by > Governor Schweitzer. > Reproductive cloning is when cloned cells are implanted for pregnancy > purposes and it differs from therapeutic cloning which would replace > specific cells with cloned stem cells to cure certain illnesses. > The bill was amended to take out a therapeutic cloning provision before > coming to the Governor. > House Bill 288 provides penalties for human cloning and also prohibits > embryonic stem cell research from cells with a clone origin. > > 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