05CloningVoteMarch

MA Senate & House Votes to Engross Cloning & Embryo Research Bill March 30 & 31, 2005

APRIL 6, 2005: On March 31, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 117-37 in favor of a bill [H. 2792] endorsing human cloning and destructive research on human embryos. The House bill is nearly identical with a bill [S. 2032] passed on March 30 by the Massachusetts Senate by a vote of 35-2 (36-3 counting two paired votes; Senators Lees, Knapik and Moore were the only opponents).

Once the Senate and House resolve differences between the two bills, they will send a final bill to Governor Romney. The Governor has promised to veto any bill that endorses cloning, known by the scientific name of somatic cell nuclear transfer. Researchers from Harvard and elsewhere seek the endorsement as they begin to create human embryos solely for the purpose of extracting their embryonic stem cells for experiments, a procedure that kills the embryos. Our best chance of killing the bill by sustaining a veto is in the House. We need 54 of the 160 votes to accomplish that.

It is critical to contact your state representative in the House to urge him or her to support the Governor’s veto, expected anytime after the middle of April. Many legislators who voted for the bill in March have strong pro-life records. With pressure from the districts, they may be persuaded to regain their pro-life convictions. Also thank or register your concern with your Senator and Rep. depending on how they voted in March.

A “Y” = a vote in favor of a bill that endorses the cloning and destroying of embryos in the laboratory. A “N” = a vote to protect human life and dignity by opposing the cloning and embryo research bill.

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First Name	Last Name	Final Vote	Home City	Diocese 1	Diocese 2	Phone	Email
Thomas M.	(Open) Finneran		Mattapan	Boston		617-722-2500	Rep.ThomasFinneran@hou.state.ma.us
Brian P.	(Open) Golden		Boston	Boston		617-722-2877	Rep.BrianGolden@hou.state.ma.us
Peter J.	(Open) Larkin		Pittsfield	Springfield		617-722-2380	Rep.PeterLarkin@hou.state.ma.us
Cory	Atkins	Y	Concord	Boston		617-722-2040	Rep.CoryAtkins@hou.state.ma.us
Demetrius	Atsalis	Y	Barnstable	Fall River		617-722-2692	Rep.DemetriusAtsalis@hou.state.ma.us
Bruce J.	Ayers	N	Quincy	Boston		617-722-2120	Rep.BruceAyers@hou.state.ma.us
Ruth B.	Balser	Y	Newton	Boston		617-722-2400	Rep.RuthBalser@hou.state.ma.us
John J.	Binienda	N	E. Worcester	Worcester		617-722-2090	Rep.JohnBinienda@hou.state.ma.us
Deborah	Blumer	Y	Framingham	Boston		617-722-2400	Rep.DeborahBlumer@hou.state.ma.us
Daniel	Bosley	Y	North Adams	Springfield		617-722-2120	Rep.DanielBosley@hou.state.ma.us
Garrett	Bradley	Y	Hingham	Boston		617-722-2120	Rep.GarrettBradley@hou.state.ma.us
Arthur J.	Broadhurst	Y	Methuen	Boston		617-722-2040	Rep.ArthurBroadhurst@hou.state.ma.us
Antonio F.D.	Cabral	Y	New Bedford	Fall River		617-722-2140	Rep.AntonioCabral@hou.state.ma.us
Jennifer M.	Callahan	Y	Sutton	Worcester	Boston	617-722-2430	Rep.JenniferCallahan@hou.state.ma.us
Christine E.	Canavan	Y	Brockton	Boston	Fall River	617-722-2320	Rep.ChristineCanavan@hou.state.ma.us
Gale D.	Candaras	Y	Wilbraham	Springfield		617-722-2520	Rep.GaleCandaras@hou.state.ma.us
Stephen R.	Canessa	Y	Lakeville	Fall River	Boston	617-722-2425	Rep.StephenCanessa@hou.state.ma.us
Mark J.	Carron	N	Southbridge	Worcester	Boston	617-722-2060	Rep.MarkCarron@hou.state.ma.us
Paul C.	Casey	Y	Winchester	Boston		617-722-2430	Rep.PaulCasey@hou.state.ma.us
Edward G.	Connolly	Y	Everett	Boston		617-722-2692	Rep.EdwardConnolly@hou.state.ma.us
Michael	Coppola	N	Foxborough	Boston	Fall River	617-722-2487	Rep.MichaelCoppola@hou.state.ma.us
Robert	Correia	N	Fall River	Fall River		617-722-2810	Rep.RobertCorreia@hou.state.ma.us
Michael A.	Costello	Y	Newburyport	Boston		617-722-2575	Rep.MichaelCostello@hou.state.ma.us
Robert K.	Coughlin	Y	Dedham	Boston		617-722-2130	Rep.RobertCoughlin@hou.state.ma.us
Geraldine	Creedon	Y	Brockton	Boston	Fall River	617-722-2575	Rep.GeraldineCreedon@hou.state.ma.us
Sean	Curran	Y	Springfield	Springfield		617-722-2425	Rep.SeanCurran@hou.state.ma.us
Robert A.	DeLeo	Y	Winthrop	Boston		617-722-2410	Rep.RobertDeleo@hou.state.ma.us
Vinny M.	deMacedo	N	Plymouth	Boston		617-722-2100	Rep.VinnyDemacedo@hou.state.ma.us
Brian S.	Dempsey	Y	Haverhill	Boston		617-722-2263	Rep.BrianDempsey@hou.state.ma.us
Salvatore F.	DiMasi	Y	Boston	Boston		617-722-2600	Rep.SalvatoreDiMasi@hou.state.ma.us
Paul	Donato	N	Medford	Boston		617-722-2582	Rep.PaulDonato@hou.state.ma.us
Christopher J.	Donelan	Y	Orange	Springfield	Worcester	617-722-2230	Rep.ChristopherDonelan@hou.state.ma.us
Joseph	Driscoll, Jr.	N	Braintree	Boston		617-722-2460	Rep.JosephDriscoll@hou.state.ma.us
James B.	Eldridge	Y	Acton	Boston	Worcester	617-722-2060	Rep.JamesEldridge@hou.state.ma.us
Lewis G.	Evangelidis	N	Holden	Worcester		617-722-2460	Rep.LewisEvangelidis@hou.state.ma.us
James H.	Fagan	Y	Taunton	Fall River	Boston	617-722-2575	Rep.JamesFagan@hou.state.ma.us
Christopher G.	Fallon	N	Malden	Boston		617-722-2396	Rep.ChristopherFallon@hou.state.ma.us
Mark	Falzone	Y	Saugus	Boston		617-722-2575	Rep.MarkFalzone@hou.state.ma.us
Robert F.	Fennell	Y	Lynn	Boston		617-722-2470	Rep.RobertFennell@hou.state.ma.us
Michael E.	Festa	Y	Melrose	Boston		617-722-2210	Rep.MichaelFesta@hou.state.ma.us
Barry R.	Finegold	Y	Andover	Springfield		617-722-2263	Rep.BarryFinegold@hou.state.ma.us
Jennifer L.	Flanagan	Y	Leominster	Worcester		617-722-2425	Rep.JenniferFlanagan@hou.state.ma.us
David L.	Flynn	Y	Bridgewater	Boston	Fall River	617-722-2017	Rep.DavidFlynn@hou.state.ma.us
Gloria L.	Fox	Y	Roxbury	Boston		617-722-2692	Rep.GloriaFox@hou.state.ma.us
John P.	Fresolo	Y	Worcester	Worcester		617-722-2960	Rep.JohnFresolo@hou.state.ma.us
Paul K.	Frost	N	Auburn	Worcester		617-722-2489	Rep.PaulFrost@hou.state.ma.us
William C.	Galvin	Y	Canton	Boston		617-722-2220	Rep.WilliamGalvin@hou.state.ma.us
Colleen M.	Garry	N	Dracut	Boston		617-722-2582	Rep.ColleenGarry@hou.state.ma.us
Susan W.	Gifford	N	Wareham	Boston	Fall River	617-722-2090	Rep.SusanGifford@hou.state.ma.us
Anne M.	Gobi	Y	Spencer	Worcester	Springfield	617-722-2575	Rep.AnneGobi@hou.state.ma.us
Emile J.	Goguen	N	Fitchburg	Worcester		617-722-2400	Rep.EmileGoguen@hou.state.ma.us
Thomas A.	Golden Jr.	Y	Lowell	Boston		617-722-2575	Rep.ThomasGolden@hou.state.ma.us
Shirley A.	Gomes	N	South Harwich	Fall River		617-722-2803	Rep.ShirleyGomes@house.state.ma.us
Mary E.	Grant	Y	Beverly	Boston		617-722-2582	Rep.MaryGrant@hou.state.ma.us
William G.	Greene	N	Billerica	Boston		617-722-2210	Rep.WilliamGreene@hou.state.ma.us
Denis E.	Guyer	Y	Dalton	Springfield		617-722-2425	Rep.DennisGuyer@hou.state.ma.us
Patricia	Haddad	Y	Somerset	Fall River		617-722-2692	Rep.PatriciaHaddad@hou.state.ma.us
Geoffrey D.	Hall	Y	Westford	Boston	Worcester	617-722-2320	Rep.GeoffreyHall@hou.state.ma.us
Robert S.	Hargraves	Y	Groton	Boston	Worcester	617-722-2305	Rep.RobertHargraves@hou.state.ma.us
Lida E.	Harkins	Y	Needham	Boston		617-722-2300	Rep.LidaHarkins@hou.state.ma.us
Bradford R.	Hill	N	Ipswich	Boston		617-722-2489	Rep.BradfHill@hou.state.ma.us
Kevin G.	Honan	Y	Brighton	Boston		617-722-2470	Rep.KevinHonan@hou.state.ma.us
Donald F.	Humanson	N	Westfield	Springfield		617-722-2460	Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us
Frank M.	Hynes	Y	Marshfield	Boston		617-722-2552	Rep.FrankHynes@hou.state.ma.us
Patricia D.	Jehlen	Y	Somerville	Boston		617-722-2676	Rep.PatriciaJehlen@hou.state.ma.us
Bradley H.	Jones	N	North Reading	Boston		617-722-2100	Rep.BradleyJones@hou.state.ma.us
Louis L.	Kafka	Y	Sharon	Boston		617-722-2305	Rep.LouisKafka@hou.state.ma.us
Michael	Kane	Y	Holyoke	Springfield		617-722-2692	Rep.MichaelKane@hou.state.ma.us
Rachel	Kaprielian	Y	Watertown	Boston		617-722-2430	Rep.RachelKaprielian@hou.state.ma.us
Jay R.	Kaufman	X	Lexington	Boston		617-722-2552	Rep.JayKaufman@hou.state.ma.us
John D.	Keenan	Y	Salem	Boston		617-722-2425	Rep.JohnDKeenan@hou.state.ma.us
Daniel F.	Keenan	Y	Blandford	Springfield		617-722-2060	Rep.DanielKeenan@hou.state.ma.us
Thomas P.	Kennedy	Y	Brockton	Boston		617-722-2012	Rep.ThomasKennedy@hou.state.ma.us
Kay S.	Khan	Y	Newton	Boston		617-722-2140	Rep.KayKhan@hou.state.ma.us
Brian	Knuuttila	Y	Gardner	Worcester	Boston	617-722-2900	Rep.BrianKnuuttila@hou.state.ma.us
Peter V.	Kocot	Y	Florence	Springfield		617-722-2575	Rep.PeterKocot@hou.state.ma.us
Robert M.	Koczera	Y	New Bedford	Fall River		617-722-2240	Rep.RobertKoczera@hou.state.ma.us
Peter J.	Koutoujian	Y	Newton	Boston		617-722-2130	Rep.PeterKoutoujian@hou.state.ma.us
Paul	Kujawski	Y	Webster	Worcester		617-722-2960	Rep.PaulKujawski@hou.state.ma.us
Stephen	Kulik	Y	Worthington	Springfield	Worcester	617-722-2210	Rep.StephenKulik@hou.state.ma.us
Barbara A.	L'Italien	Y	Andover	Boston		617-722-2080	Rep.BarbaraL'Italien@hou.state.ma.us
William	Lantigua	Y	Lawrence	Boston		617-722-2370	Rep.WilliamLantigua@hou.state.ma.us
James B.	Leary	Y	Worcester	Worcester		617-722-2230	Rep.JamesLeary@hou.state.ma.us
Stephen P.	LeDuc	Y	Marlborough	Boston	Worcester	617-722-2915	Rep.StephenLeDuc@hou.state.ma.us
John A.	Lepper	N	Attleboro	Fall River		617-722-2100	Rep.JohnLepper@hou.state.ma.us
David Paul	Linsky	Y	Natick	Boston		617-722-2210	Rep.DavidLinsky@hou.state.ma.us
Paul	Loscocco	N	Holliston	Boston	Worcester	617-722-2220	Rep.PaulLoscocco@hou.state.ma.us
Elizabeth A.	Malia	Y	Jamaica Plain	Boston		617-722-2120	Rep.ElizabethMalia@hou.state.ma.us
Ronald	Mariano	Y	Quincy	Boston		617-722-2220	Rep.RonaldMariano@hou.state.ma.us
J. James	Marzilli Jr.	X	Arlington	Boston		617-722-2460	Rep.JamesMarzilli@hou.state.ma.us
James R.	Miceli	Y	Wilmington	Boston		617-722-2692	Rep.JamesMiceli@hou.state.ma.us
James M.	Murphy	Y	Weymouth	Boston		617-722-2396	Rep.JamesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us
Kevin J.	Murphy	Y	Lowell	Boston		617-722-2070	Rep.KevinMurphy@hou.state.ma.us
Charles A.	Murphy	Y	Burlington	Boston		617-722-2240	Rep.CharlesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us
David M.	Nangle	Y	Lowell	Boston		617-722-2188	Rep.DavidNangle@hou.state.ma.us
Patrick M.	Natale	Y	Woburn	Boston		617-722-2425	Rep.PatrickNatale@hou.state.ma.us
Harold P.	Naughton Jr.	Y	Clinton	Worcester		617-722-2396	Rep.HaroldNaughton@hou.state.ma.us
Robert J.	Nyman	Y	Hanover	Boston		617-722-2210	Rep.RobertNyman@hou.state.ma.us
Thomas J.	O'Brien	Y	Kingston	Boston		617-722-2060	Rep.ThomasOBrien@hou.state.ma.us
Eugene L.	O'Flaherty	N	Chelsea	Boston		617-722-2396	Rep.GeneOFlaherty@hou.state.ma.us
Shirley	Owens-Hicks	Y	Mattapan	Boston		617-722-2400	Rep.ShirleyOwens-Hicks@hou.state.ma.us
Marie J.	Parente	N	Milford	Worcester		617-722-2017	Rep.MarieParente@hou.state.ma.us
Matthew	Patrick	Y	Falmouth	Fall River	Boston	617-722-2090	Rep.MatthewPatrick@hou.state.ma.us
Anne M.	Paulsen	Y	Belmont	Boston		617-722-2140	Rep.AnnePaulsen@hou.state.ma.us
Vincent A.	Pedone	Y	Worcester	Worcester		617-722-2090	Rep.VincentPedone@hou.state.ma.us
Alice H.	Peisch	Y	Wellesley	Boston		617-722-2080	Rep.AlicePeisch@hou.state.ma.us
Jeffrey D.	Perry	N	East Sandwich	Fall River		617-722-2090	Rep.JeffreyPerry@hou.state.ma.us
Douglas W.	Petersen	Y	Marblehead	Boston