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From: Illinois Comptroller IRMI <PolosJA@mail.ioc.state. il.us>
To: Rj481952@comcast.net
Subject: Stem Cell Bill Becomes Law!
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:17:31 +0000
Dear Friends of Stem Cell,
Sen
at e Bill 4, which formalizes the Illinois Regenerat ive Medicine Institute (IRMI) within the Illinois Department of Public Health, was signed by the Governor yesterday! Thanks to Senate President Jones, House Speaker Madigan, House Minority Leader Tom Cross, Senator Jeffery Schoenberg, Representat ive Sara Feigenholtz, and all those who have led on this issue, we can finally say that the Stat e offormally supports stem cell research! Illinois
Sen
at e Bill 4 has become Public Act 95-0519, ensuring that provisions within Governor Blagojevich’s Executive Order remain in tact. The stat ute formalizes IRMI, allows for all ethical forms of stem cell research, including somat ic cell nuclear transfer, prohibits and penalizes the cloning of human beings and the sale of tissue for research, and creat es an oversight committee subject to conflict of interest provisions for the Department of Public Health Grant Program.
Thank you all for your support in making st
at e-sponsored stem cell research a reality in. Illinois
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jessica Polos by phone
at 312-814-4944 or by emailat polosja@mail.ioc.state. .il.us
Thank you,
Office of the Comptroller Illinois
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