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New Jersey Right to Life

Urgent - Immediate Action Needed to Oppose NJ Assembly Bill (A437)

Urgent - Oppose NJ Assembly Bill ( A437)	Take Action!
A437 Scheduled for an Assembly Vote on February 5, 2004 - Urge "No" Vote
February 3, 2004 Urgent – Immediate Action Needed on Bill A437 scheduled for a vote on Thursday, February 5, 2004 Legislative Bill, A437, has been scheduled for a vote in the Assembly on Thursday, February 5, 2004. In short, this bill paves the way, and shows preferential treatment to, the NJ Biotech Industry so they can perform the ghastly human cloning experiments authorized under the Clone and Kill bill signed into law by Governor McGreevey on January 4, 2004. This bill is a trial balloon, of sorts, and a precursor to future legislative attempts to publicly fund this horrific research with your tax dollars. It should be opposed. The bill would authorize the creation of a Biotechnology Permit Acceleration Task Force within the Department of Environmental Protection which would be undertaken in consultation with the NJ Commission on Science and Technology and the NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Com mission responsible for the development of rules and regulations designed to shorten the time period for persons involved in biotechnology related activities to obtain permits from the department, for the coordination of the review and approval of permits for biotechnology activities in various divisions with the department and for the development of policies to decrease the application and review costs imposed by the department on persons who apply for permits for biotechnology related activities. Action needed: Immediately call and email your two Assembly members. Urge them to oppose A437. You can email your legislators through this page. If you do not know who your two Assembly members are, call the Office of Legislative Services at 1-800-792-8630. Thank you.

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February 8, 2004

 

Dear Pro-Life Friends:

 

On February 5, 2004, the Assembly approved A-437, a bill to fast track and give preferential treatment to the Biotech Industry so they can advance the immoral research authorized under the Clone and Kill bill signed by McGreevey on January 4, 2004.  Please go to our website, www.njrtl.org and click on "Legislative Action Center" to see the vote tally on A-437.  Please note how your two Assembly members voted.  Special thank you's go to the following Assembly members who spoke out on the floor against the bill: 

Assemblyman Joe Pennachio (R-26),

Assemblyman Guy Gregg (R-26),

Assemblyman Rick Merkt (R-25),

Assemblywoman Alison McHose (R-24). 

Assemblyman Guy Gregg (R-24) offered an amendment to send the bill back to committee for an amendment, but it was tabled.

 

Marie Tasy

Public & Legislative Director