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PROP. 2 LIVES: Stem Cell Research Survives


Last Update: 11/05/2008 5:59 am
Michigan voters back stem cell research.The fight over whether to amend the state’s constitution to expand stem cell research has passed.

About 53% of Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, while 47% opposed. The results show a dramatic shift from just 10 days ago, when a Detroit News/WXYZ Action News poll showed a much tighter fight, with 46% supporting the proposal, and 43% opposing.

Cure Michigan, a group which supported the proposal, and Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science & Experimentation, which opposed it, were both bolstered by well-funded advertising campaigns.

The Michigan Catholic Conference and right-to-life groups donated in large amounts to oppose Proposal 2. The proponents’ campaign was funded largely by philanthropist Alfred Taubman.

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