Texas prolife legislation SB1802

SB1802,relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of humantissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties, is currently before the Health & Human Services Committee. The text of the bill is available at this web address; http://www.legis.%20state.tx.%20us/BillLookup/%20Text.aspx?

The problem this bill has is that it allows for the voluntary donation of an oocyte (the female germ cell, the egg.) by a woman for research purposes. This should be discouraged.

Members of the Health & Human Services Committee are;
Chair: Sen. Jane Nelson http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist12/dist12.htm
Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Deuell http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist2/dist2.htm
Members:
Sen. Joan Huffman http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist17/dist17.htm
Sen. Robert Nichols http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist3/dist3.htm
Sen. Dan Patrick http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist7/dist7.htm
Sen. Eliot Shapleigh http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist29/dist29.htm
Sen. Carlos Uresti http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist19/dist19.htm
Sen. Royce West http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist23/dist23.htm
Sen. Judith Zaffirini http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist21/dist21.htm

The email & snail mail information for these senators may be found on their respective web pages. I suggest all Texans reading this post contact these committee members and urge that this bill die in committee.