Does the Missouri Constitution totally ban cloning a human being?
Yes. Missouri is now a leader in banning the cloning or the attempted cloning a human being. The Stem Cell Amendment clearly and strictly prohibits any attempt to create a duplicate human being and makes cloning or attempting to clone a human being a felony crime subject to a prison term of up to 15 years and a fine of up to $250,000. Opponents of stem cell research make the misleading claim that producing stem cells in a lab dish with the SCNT process is the same thing as “human cloning.” Medical researchers, patient advocates and most other people disagree with that claim and understand that “human cloning” means creating a duplicate human being not making stem cells in a lab dish. The Missouri Constitution totally prohibits any attempt to use SCNT to clone a human being and create a human version of Dolly the Sheep. To learn more about Missouri’s ban on human cloning, please visit our page explaining the Stem Cell Amendment’s strict ban on the cloning of a human being.
