Oppose H.B. 355

Support Stem Cell Research

What is Ohio House Bill 355?

House Bill 355 is legislation currently in the House Judiciary Committee awaiting testimony and a vote. The bill, if passed, would do the following:

· Prohibit the use of state money for research involving the taking of human life or the use of cells or tissue derived from such taking or involving stem cells derived from human embryonic tissue.

· Prohibit the use of state money for research that performs or attempts to perform, or participates or attempts to participate in, human cloning or for research involving an embryo or product derived from an embryo produced by human cloning. · Prohibit the use of state money for research performed on an individual without appropriate and voluntary written informed consent.

· Prohibit any person or governmental entity from knowingly performing or attempting to perform human cloning, participating in the performance or attempted performance of human cloning, or sending or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from that embryo.

Mike DeWine

George Voinovich

How to Voice Your Opposition to House Bill 355

Find your legislators and let them know!

Call, write, and/or fax your Ohio State Representative

If you don't know what that is, visit: www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp
to search for your state representative.

Call, write and/or fax your Ohio State Senator

If you don't know who that is, visit www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/SenateZipSearch.html
to search for your state senator.

Contact the Ohio House Judiciary Committee

The Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing House Bill 355.
Call, fax, and/or write these house members who make up the
committee to voice your opposition to Ohio House Bill 355.

John Willamowski: (614) 466-9642
Sandra Harwood: (614) 466-3488
Louis Blessing, Jr.: (614) 466-9091
Danny Bubp: (614) 644-6034
Dale Miller: (614) 466-3350
Bill Coley: (614) 466-8550
Claudette Woodard: (614) 644-5079
Matthew Dolan: (614) 644-5088
Randy Law: (614) 466-5358
Tim Schaffer: (614) 466-8100

Call and/or write your U.S. Senators

Mike DeWine:

Columbus Office:
37 West Broad Street Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 469-5186
Fax: (614) 469-2982

Xenia Office:
100 West Main Street 2nd Floor
Xenia, OH 45385
Phone: (937) 376-3080
Fax: (937) 376-3387

Cincinnati Office:
312 Walnut St. Suite 2030
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 763-8260
Fax: (513) 763-8268

Cleveland Office:
600 East Superior Avenue Room 2450
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 522-7272
Fax: (216) 522-2239

Or contact Senator DeWine's Legislative Director in Washington DC:
Paul Palagyi
140 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-350
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 224-6519

George Voinovich:

Cincinnati Office:
36 East 7th Street Room 2615
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 684-3265

Cleveland Office:
1240 East Ninth Street Room 2955
Cleveland, OH 44199
Phone: (216) 522-7095
Fax: (216) 522-7097

Columbus Office:
West Broad Street Room 310
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 469-6697
Fax: (614) 469-7733

Gallipolis Office:
417 Second Avenue Post Ofiice Box 758
Gallipolis, OH 45631-0758
Phone: (740) 441-6410

Toledo Office:
420 Madison Avenue Room 1210
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: (419) 259-3895
Fax: (419) 259-3899

Or contact Senator Voinovich's Legislative Director in Washington DC:
Phil Park
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-350
Phone: (202) 224-3353
Fax: (202) 228-1382

Call and/or write your U.S. Representative

If you don't know who that is, visit www.house.gov