The Do Not Show Me State

The Scientist is reporting that Missouri has all but decided that it does not want to even entertain real arguments about stem cell research, and is very close to passing a law that will ban SCNT stem cell research entirely.

Three Kills and You're Out

New York Times reports on the Florida approval of a three-strikes law that will automatically revoke the medical license of any doctor hit with three malpractice judgments. "'It has branded the state as probably the most unfriendly state for physicians,' said Dr. Robert Yelverton, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Tampa."