How are the Constitution’s restrictions and requirements overseen and enforced?
The Stem Cell Amendment provides multiple levels of oversight and enforcement. It gives the Missouri Attorney General authority to get a court order to stop and shut down any activity that violates the Constitution’s ethical and oversight requirements. And, it allows the courts to impose severe penalties, including fines and jail terms, for violations. It requires any person, institution or company that conducts ES cell research in Missouri to have the research overseen and approved by a special oversight committee that includes members of the public and medical and scientific experts. In addition, it requires any human ES cell research to be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board operating under applicable federal statutes and regulations. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are panels of scientific experts that review scientific research to ensure that it complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations.) The Constitution also requires any person, institution
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