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I don' know where he studied but I've tangled with him a few times on line Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Nic Marais" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:50 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Clone wars in states OK & MN > "Bioethics specialist Wesley Smith"... I wonder where he studied... > > Nic 57/15 > > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:26 AM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> OK and MN BAN THERAPEUTIC CLONING - SCNT: >> >> >> Okla., Minn. take stand against cloning >> >> >> Posted on May 19, 2009 | by Staff >> OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--The Oklahoma legislature has unanimously approved a >> bill to prohibit all forms of human cloning, while Minnesota's governor >> has >> signed a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for human cloning. >> >> Oklahoma's House of Representatives voted 83-0 for the measure May 15, >> and >> the Senate passed the bill with a 44-0 vote the same day, according to >> The >> Daily Oklahoman. >> >> The legislation goes to Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat who vetoed a ban on >> embryonic stem cell research April 22. The extraction of stem cells from >> a >> human embryo for research purposes destroys the days-old human being. >> >> If Henry were to veto the measure, a veto override -- which requires a >> two-thirds majority -- would appear to be a foregone conclusion. >> >> In April, the House voted to override Henry's veto of the embryonic stem >> cell ban, but the Senate override effort fell short. >> >> The bill approved by the Oklahoma legislature May 15 would ban the >> creation >> of an embryo by cloning in order to harvest his stem cells, as well as >> the >> production of an embryo for the purpose of carrying the child to term. >> >> "The idea that we would allow the creation of human embryos through >> cloning >> crosses an ethical line and violates our most basic values," said the >> bill's >> sponsor, Rep. Pam Peterson, a Republican from Tulsa. >> >> Bioethics specialist Wesley Smith applauded the bill's passage. "This is >> the first true human cloning ban to pass in a long time," Smith wrote on >> his >> weblog. "Unless the governor vetoes the bill and that veto is upheld, it >> looks like Oklahoma has pushed back against [the] brave new world." >> >> In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill May 16 that included a >> prohibition against the use of state funds for human cloning. >> >> The measure, which became law as part of legislation funding higher >> education, bars the University of Minnesota from using state money to >> pursue >> human cloning, according to Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL). >> >> The ban applies to cloning for both research and reproductive purposes. >> It >> is believed the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute is seeking >> to >> produce clones for research, MCCL reported. >> >> MCCL commended Pawlenty, a Republican, and the legislature "for >> establishing a clear ethical boundary which upholds the integrity of the >> human embryo and opposes the commodification of the human body," MCCL >> Executive Director Scott Fischbach said in a written release. "Human life >> must be treated with dignity, not as mere raw material for >> experimentation." >> --30-- >> Compiled by Baptist Press Washington bureau chief Tom Strode. >> >> >> >> >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn