Intro: State politicians join a rally of thousands fighting to ban all human cloning in Missouri. Kevin Gehl (GALE) has more from the state capitol.
Thousands gathered at the state Capitol to protest last November's passage of Amendment 2.
Missouri Right to Life hosted the public event, which featured headline speeches from state politicians including Representative Jim Lembke.
The Republican from St. Louis county says that Amendment 2 was misleading to voters.
Lembke currently has a house resolution to restrict stem cell research.
From the state Capitol, I'm Kevin Gehl.
Intro: State politicians joined large rally at the state Capitol to support new anti-cloning legislation. Kevin Gehl (GALE) has more from the state capitol. Thousands gathered at the state Capitol to support a new anti-cloning legislation. Representative Jim Lembke of St. Louis county drummed up support for his house resolution to restrict stem cell research which passed last November. From the state Capitol, I'm Kevin Gehl.
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Description: Amendment 2 was deceptive on the ballot because it did not clearly ban all forms of human cloning.
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Description: HJR11 allow the people an opportunity to ban all human cloning, without reversing all of the policies passed under Amendment 2.
Senator Matt Bartle of Lee's Summit echoed Lembke's support for a ban on all human cloning during the large rally, hosted by the Missouri Right to Life organization.
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