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Representative Alexander Lipsey introduced a bill in Michigan House to allow students the right to do an alternative to dissection if against the student’s beliefs. The exact text of the short bill can be found at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2005-HB-4254. To learn more about dissection, go to http://www.navs.org/education/education_main.cfm?SectionID=Education.
1. Contact your state representative in Michigan. Ask him/her to co-sponsor HB 4254.
Your Representative PO Box 30014 Clerk’s Office: 517-373-0135
2. Contact the House Education Committee where the bill now sits. Please ask them to vote the bill, HB 4254 out of committee.
House Education Committee PO Box 30014 committee@house.mi.gov (put “House Education Committee” in the subject line) Or, send individual e-mails to the committee members at http://www.house.mi.gov/committeeinfo.asp?lstcommittees=education&submit=Go Students’ beliefs should be respected. If they morally object to dissection, they should not be punished or forced to act against their beliefs. All dissection teaches is disrespect for life. Biology, however, is supposed to teach respect for life. Alternatives to cutting animals have been proven to be just as educational. In fact, studies have shown students who are tested on the subject matter score just as well or even better than students who dissected. For more information on how dissection is cruel, bad for the environment, and alternatives available, please go to www.hsus.org/ace/11368. If you are interested in staying updated on the issue, please e-mail me at william.mcmullin@wmich.edu if you want me to keep you updated on the bill. Thank you all so much for your help. William McMullin |
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