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February 27, 2006, JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Advocates for human cloning have been collecting signatures for the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative throughout Missouri. Many unsuspecting citizens have signed the petition not realizing that the initiative will create a constitutional amendment authorizing human cloning and taxpayer dollars to fund such unethical research.
“We have had phone calls from people who have signed the petition because they were told that the initiative would ban human cloning or not destroy human life,” said Deacon Larry Weber, Executive Director of the Missouri Catholic Conference. “Many people who signed the petition are upset because they feel they were mislead and want to have their name removed from the petition.”
Missourians who wish to have their name removed from the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative can do so by submitting a sworn statement to the Secretary of State asking that his or her signature be withdrawn from the petition. Citizens who wish to have their signature removed from the petition will need to submit a written request to The Honorable Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of Missouri, Missouri State Capitol, Room 208, P.O. Box 778, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0778 . The request must contain the name of the petition (Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative), the name the voter used when signing the petition, the address of the voter and his or her county of residence. The request must be notarized by a notary public and be received by the Secretary of State before the signed petitions are filed by the initiative proponents with the Secretary of State.
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