Missouri's Amendment 2

Paper Summary:

In November, Missourians voted for an amendment which clearly states that no person can clone or attempt to clone a human being, but it does allow for somatic cell nuclear transfer. This paper presents a rebuttal argument against Missouri's newly added Amendment 2. It covers three main arguments against the amendment: cloning, egg donation, and financial motives.

From the Paper:

"In order to effectively clone, researchers will need to have women donate human eggs and this is an extremely dangerous process. The first step to this lengthy and risky process of donation is to stop the women's normal cycle by halting her ovaries' normal function. Then very high doses of hormones are injected daily into a women's body in order to hyperstimulate her ovaries into obtaining several mature eggs as opposed to the normal single mature egg. Occasionally the process can cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome or OHSS."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Emery, Ed. "Will you be supporting cures or clones?" Joplin independent. September 08, 2006. November 20, 2006 <http://www.joplinindependent.com/display_article.php/e-emery1157697879>
• Waters, Jesse. "The $$$ Behind Missouri's Stem Cell Amendment 2". Fox News. November 03, 2006. November 20, 2006 <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227465,00.html>
• "Scientists' Open Letter: Missouri's Amendment 2 Backs Human Cloning". Life News. November 02, 2006. November 20, 2006 <http://www.lifenews.com/bio1837b.html>
• Jones, Jason. "Missouri Cloning Amendment 2 Deceptive, Exploitative and Intentionally Confusing." Christian News Wire. November 06, 2006. November 20, 2006 <http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/384141434.html>
• "2006 Ballot Measure Constitutional Amendment 2." Missouri Secretary of Stat; Robin Carnahan. October 11, 2005. November 20, 2006 <http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2006petitions/ppStemCell.asp>

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• Case Study # 149080 : "Fifth Amendment Miranda Issues"
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• Analytical Essay # 64847 : "Narrator's Role in "Two Kinds"

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