Cloning ban heads toward expected veto
Cloning ban heads toward expected veto
Senate passes bill; Doyle says it targets stem cell studies
By STEVEN WALTERS
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Posted: Sept. 28, 2005
Madison - The Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Jim Doyle a bill that would make Wisconsin the eighth state to ban human cloning, but the governor insisted that the real target is stem cell research and promised to veto the measure.
The state Senate voted 21-12 to send Doyle the same ban on cloning passed by the Assembly.
Two Democrats, Sens. Jeff Plale of South Milwaukee and Roger Breske of the Town of Eland, joined all 19 Republicans in voting for the bill.
The 21 Senate votes is one fewer than the two-thirds majority needed to force the ban (AB 499) into law over the governor's objection.