2008 Initiative Petitions
Approved for Circulation in Missouri

Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Section 38(e), Version 7, Relating to the Life Sciences Research Trust Fund
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Missouri Constitution Article III

BE IT RESOLVED by the people of the state of Missouri that the Constitution be amended:

Section 38(e).  In any fiscal year, the first $200 million disbursed from the Life Sciences Research Trust Fund shall be expended on primary healthcare for low-income Missourians, provided, however, that no such funds shall be expended on abortion services, human cloning, or prohibited human research, as such terms are defined in the Revised Statutes of Missouri Section 196.1127, L.2003, H.B.688.