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  • Stem Cell Funding Rejected in New Jersey; Vouchers in Utah

    11/27/2007 9:38:43 PM PST · by Coleus · 1 replies · 12+ views
    Catholic Online ^ | 11/8/2007 | Nancy Frazier O'Brien
    From State funding which would have included lethal embryonic research to vouchers, to defending Marriage, referendums across the country should concern Catholic voters. Voters in New Jersey defeated a proposal that would have authorized $450 million in bonds for stem-cell research projects, but an effort in Utah to repeal a schools voucher program was successful. The ballot questions were among 34 initiatives or referendums held in six states Nov. 6 during off-year elections. Another nine questions had been decided in elections earlier in the year. The Catholic bishops in five New Jersey dioceses had urged rejection of Public Question 2...