- Dean Amendment: Stem cell research that does not destroy, injure or create human embryos - Minnesota Key Vote
Timeline
- House Amendment Rejected
- May 7, 2008
- Introduced
- May 7, 2008
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Title: Dean Amendment: Stem cell research that does not destroy, injure or create human embryos
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would define the terms and conditions in which stem cell research can be performed.
Highlights:
-Allows the University of Minnesota to spend state-appropriated funds on stem cell research (sec. 1). -Prohibits researchers from creating human embryos and from destroying, discarding, or injuring human embryos (sec. 2) -Requires the commissioner of health to issue guidelines for stem cell research (sec. 2). -States that the commissioner of health will recommend an optimal structure for an amniotic and a placental stem cell bank program (sec. 3).
Title: Dean Amendment: Stem cell research that does not destroy, injure or create human embryos