Below is the summary provided by the Michigan Board of Canvassers for the proposal to amend the Constitution allowing for live human embryo experimentation. This is only a summary, not the actual change to Michigan's Constitution. It is this summary and not the complete proposed constitutional amendment that will appear on the ballot. To read the complete proposed Constitutional amendment, click here.
Proposal 2
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ADDRESS HUMAN EMBRYO AND HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH IN MICHIGAN
The proposed constitutional amendment would:
- Expand use of human embryos for any research permitted under federal
law subject to the following limits: the embryos --
- -- are created for fertility treatment purposes;
- -- are not suitable for implantation or are in excess of clinical needs;
- -- would be discarded unless used for research;
- -- were donated by the person seeking fertility treatment.
- Provide that stem cells cannot be taken from human embryos more than 14 days after cell division begins.
- Prohibit any person from selling or purchasing human embryos for stem cell research.
- Prohibit state and local laws that prevent, restrict or discourage stem cell research, future therapies and cures.
Should this proposal be adopted?