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The passage of Proposal 2 by a narrow margin in 2008 left many questions regarding human embryonic stem cell research in its wake. To answer those questions, Democratic and Republican lawmakers have come together to introduce the Embryo Research and Fertility Clinic Transparency Act. Letters to the editor and on-line posts are needed to help combat misinformation. The Embryo Research Transparency Act consists of several bills that would codify the wording of Proposal 2 into Michigan Law. The bills will not reverse any portion of Proposal 2. The purpose of this legislation is not to impose government regulation, but to add transparency. There is currently no federal or Michigan laws that govern the research and no procedures in place for enforcing violations of Proposal 2. Right to Life of Michigan is utterly opposed to any form of research which necessitates the destruction of human life. With the passage of Proposal 2, however, human embryos may now be destroyed for their cells in Michigan. Guidelines and protection against further abuse are necessary. Here are sample on-line posts and letters to the editor which can be used to help get the word out. Support Embryonic Research and Fertility Clinic Transparency Act By a narrow margin, the people of Michigan voted last November to allow only the embryos in “excess” stored in fertility clinics, and with the written permission of the parents, to be donated to research. To assure that the will of the people will be followed, the provisions set forth by Proposal 2 must be written into law. This legislation clarifies that additional embryos cannot be created for the sole purpose of research, including the creation of human-animal hybrids, and cloned human embryos cannot be trafficked into the state. Definitions and penalties for violating Proposal 2 are added to this legislation to ensure the proper enforcement that the voters expect. Contact your Michigan legislator to support the Embryo Research & Fertility Clinic Transparency Act. Support Proposal 2 Legislation The people of Michigan have spoken. Live human embryos (fresh or frozen) are now fair game for researchers. Universities are governed by internal review boards and must comply with the agreed upon regulations. If federal funding is awarded, the money comes with research standards that must be followed. This is all well and good, except that researchers in the private sector, who do not take government money, have no rules. The Embryonic Research and Fertility Clinic Transparency Act clarifies and writes the provisions outlined in Proposal 2 into law, barring any ambiguity. Contact your Michigan legislator to support the Embryo Research & Fertility Clinic Transparency Act. How Many Lives will be Given Up? One of the biggest mysteries surrounding last November's Proposal 2 campaign, was "how many" live human embryos are frozen and stored in fertility clinics state-wide. No one seems to know. Proposal 2 allows certain human embryos to be dissected in research, but did not put in place any system for monitoring the donation of embryos. The people of Michigan, as well as the embryo researchers themselves, have a right to know how many embryos are donated for research, which research facility they are donated to whether public or private, and the outcome. Full transparency should be required when the fate of human life is in peril. The Embryonic Research and Fertility Clinic Transparency Act places in statute the requirement for research facilities who engage in embryonic stem cell research and fertility clinics to give an accounting of the human embryos in their possession and report to the state. Contact you Michigan legislator to support the Embryo Research & Fertility Clinic Transparency Act. Shortage of Research Subjects Proposal 2 allows certain human embryos to be designated as research subjects. Do we even know how many embryos are in frozen storage across the state? What happens when those "7,000 jobs" are created, as promised during the campaign, and all those researchers move to Michigan, but come to find out there are not enough embryos to go around? Are the clinics going to manufacture more human research subjects or human-animal hybrids for study? Will they go to the highest bidder? Will poor vulnerable women be coerced into selling their eggs? New legislation has been introduced to fill in the gaps left open by the passage of Proposal 2, known as the Embryonic Research and Fertility Clinic Transparency Act. Contact your Michigan legislator to support the Embryo Research & Fertility Clinic Transparency Act.
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