ST. LOUIS — A proposed state ballot measure to restrict embryonic stem cell research is flawed because its definition of “human” would exclude people with common genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome, critics said Monday.
Stem cell supporters say ballot language ‘shocking’
Monday, August 27, 2007 | 7:54 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:47 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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