Missouri Update

Missouri Update

The Missouri Secretary of State has allowed backers of stem cell research to begin circulating a petition to place an initiative on the ballot next year. This is reported (very) briefly in the Kansas City Star. The Kansas City Infozine gives details on the legislative processes, as well as the ballot language.

Missouri is presently a state divided about stem cell research, and I have posted on happenings there previously. The most recent newsworthy event (see Blog 11/9/05) was the decision of the Kansas-City based Stowers Institute to send money out of state because researchers do not want to come to Missouri, fearing that their work may become criminalized.