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Today, New Jersey residents will vote on a stem-cell funding bill, one that Gov. Jon Corzine says would turn the state into a leader in stem-cell research.
It would borrow $450 million for 10 years of grants to fund stem cell research. But, as The Bulletin reveals, there is a deep dark secret:
“Voters need to know that this question is highly deceptive,” stated Marie Tasy, executive director of New Jersey Right to Life.” Ms. Tasy argues lawmakers “withheld vital information” concerning the question and left numerous holes in the question’s interpretative statement.
According to Ms. Tasy, the question fails to disclose the type of stem-cell research permitted, allows human cloning, and misleads voters into believing the question will result in increased revenue.
While the Bond Act condemns cloning, Ms. Tasy asserts its definition of the practice opens the door for cloning funding.
“The Bond Act purports to ban cloning, but it only bans cloning research during the fetal stage, a stage left undefined by the act,” Ms. Tasy said.
Man, that bill has a love-hate relationship with cloning. It condemns it, but for some reason is also going to do cloning research anyway? Weird.
Hmm.
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