Attorney General's News Release

March 28, 2006

State appeals court upholds stem-cell ballot language; Nixon victory at trial court affirmed

Jefferson City, Mo. — The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, today affirmed a trial court decision that let stand ballot language on a proposed ballot measure on stem-cell research. The appeals court decision is a victory for Attorney General Jay Nixon, who successfully defended the ballot title language certified by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.

The ballot title language was included on the “Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative,” a proposed amendment to the Missouri constitution. The initiative would permit researchers in Missouri to conduct any stem cell research allowed by federal law. Opponents of the ballot measure had challenged the ballot title language.

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