Hundreds rally against embryonic cloning procedure at Missouri Capitol

March 8, 2007

Hundreds of opponents of embryonic stem-cell research crammed the Capitol halls Wednesday urging a statewide election on whether to overturn a voter-approved constitutional protection for such research. Legislative proposals to put a stem-cell research amendment back on the 2008 ballot have stalled in divided House and Senate committees. But Wednesday, Rep. Jim Lembke told ralliers he was pursuing a seldom-used petition method to try to yank the legislation out of committee and onto the House debate calendar. (AP)