Fetal tissue ban bill support is iffy

this is no iffy for Walker. He will sign it.



http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2015/08/12/wisconsin-fetal-tissue-research-ban-bill-support-iffy/31543687/


Fetal tissue ban bill support is iffy
Scott Bauer, Associated Press 1:42 p.m. CDT August 12, 2015
Christine Jelinek

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MADISON — ...............

In a sign the proposal may face trouble passing the Republican-controlled Senate, Sen. Alberta Darling of River Hills said she opposed the current version because it would halt ongoing research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A state Assembly committee held a public hearing this week on the proposal that would outlaw selling, donating and experimenting with cells, tissues, organs, or other fetal body parts.

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The measure drew support from abortion opponents who likened research on aborted fetal tissue to Nazi experiments. But researchers from UW and the private sector said the proposed ban could jeopardize $76 million of work at the UW-Madison campus and put thousands of jobs at risk.

Walker was asked Wednesday during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair whether he supported the bill given the concerns raised by the researchers................

"What we want is a law that will stop what happened on the videos, and we'll certainly watch throughout the process how they get something like that to us," Walker said.
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