1. HART RESEARCH P e t e r D ASSOTESCIA Massachusetts Voters On Stem Cell And SCNT Research Survey among 606 likely voters in Massachusetts Conducted March 7 – 9, 2005 for

2. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Survey Methodology  Survey among 606 voters who say they are certain or very likely to vote in the 2006 general elections in Massachusetts, conducted March 7 – 9, 2005  Respondents contacted using random-digit- dial (RDD) sampling method  Margin of error: ±4.0% among the full sample, higher among subgroups

3. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE 63% 28% 70% 21% MassachusettsNationwide/Feb 2005 Voters Strongly Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research

4. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Support For Stem Cell Research Increases With Explanation 72% 25% “Embryonic stem cells are special cells that can develop into every type of cell in the human body. The stem cells are extracted from frozen embryos in fertility clinics, donated by couples who no longer intend to use the embryo to conceive a child. These embryos would therefore be discarded. The process destroys the embryo. These stem cells can then reproduce on their own, creating what is called a ‘line’ of stem cells that many researchers can work with. Scientists believe that there is a good chance that stem cells can be developed into cures or treatments for diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's, heart disease, juvenile diabetes, and spinal cord injuries.” 82% 15% MassachusettsNationwide/Feb 2005

5. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Support For SCNT Very High Strongly favor “In the SCNT process, scientists remove the DNA from an unfertilized human egg and replace it with genetic material, such as skin cells or heart tissue, from a human patient. No sperm is used in the process. Scientists then use this altered egg to grow stem cells that can be used for research or to treat that patient's disease.” Having heard a description of it, do you favor or oppose SNCT stem cell research? Somewhat favor Oppose Not sure 80% Before hearing the description, 18% of Massachusetts voters say they had heard of somatic cell nuclear transfer, or SCNT.

6. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Support For SCNT Very High Support Among Key Subgroups All voters Boston media market Rest of state Liberals Moderates Conservatives Catholics Protestants 80% 79% 81% 92% 81% 64% 76% 78% High school/less Some college College graduates Age 18-34 Age 35-49 Age 50-64 Age 65/over Had heard of SCNT Hadn’t heard of SCNT 83% 79% 77% 86% 80% 81% 71% 86% 78%

7. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Voters Endorse Cloning For Research, But Differentiate Reproductive & Therapeutic Cloning Cloning specifically designed to result in a human birth Cloning that doesn’t result in human birth, but is designed to develop stem cells for medical research Not sure Disapprove Approve Disapprove Not sure Approve

8. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Voters Favor Stem Cell Legislation Overall Support for Bill to Support Stem Cell Research in Massachusetts +81% Strongly favor Somewhat favor Oppose Not sure Support for Specific Provisions Committee to address ethical issues Allows SCNT to create stem cells Reproductive cloning ban/criminal penalties Supports both SCNT and embryonic stem cell research 82% 81% 77%

9. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Support Among Key Subgroups All voters Boston media market Rest of state Liberals Moderates Conservatives Catholics Protestants 81% 82% 77% 95% 85% 62% 76% 78% High school/less Some college College graduates Age 18-34 Age 35-49 Age 50-64 Age 65/over 78% 82% 82% 86% 86% 84% 67% Voters Favor Stem Cell Legislation

10. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Voters Agree With Bill’s Supporters On Cloning Agree more with bill’s supporters “SUPPORTERS of the legislation say that because the altered egg is never fertilized or implanted in a womb, SCNT research is NOT the same thing as reproductive cloning to create a new human life. SCNT will only be used to find cures for diseases, and the legislation makes it illegal to use cloning to create a human being.” Not sure Agree more with bill’s opponents “OPPONENTS of the legislation say that SCNT research is really human cloning, because it creates a genetically complete human embryo whose DNA is identical to the adult cell donor. If we cross the line and permit human cloning, this will eventually lead to cloning babies, no matter what supporters say now.” With which side do you agree more?

11. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Voters Agree With Bill’s Supporters On Promise Of SCNT Research Agree more with bill’s supporters “SUPPORTERS of the legislation say that SCNT has important scientific advantages over traditional stem cell research. It will provide scientists with many diverse types of stem cell lines for their research, and it is more likely to lead to successful treatments because a patient's immune system will only accept new cells with the patient's own DNA.” Not sure Agree more with bill’s opponents “OPPONENTS of the legislation say that traditional stem cell research using frozen embryos from fertility clinics is acceptable, but SCNT goes too far. It is not ethical to allow scientists to create human life in the laboratory and then destroy it.” With which side do you agree more?

12. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Arguments Against Stem Cell Legislation SCNT starts us down path to cloning humans Alzheimer’s/other diseases too complex for stem cell therapy – raises false hope SCNT no better than Nazi experiments on Jewish people 30% 21% 14%

13. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Arguments For Stem Cell Legislation SCNT best hope for many diseases – gov’t should do all it can to support SCNT Patients’ bodies don’t reject SCNT-created stem cells SCNT would bring millions of research dollars, create thousands of jobs in MA 66% 64% 51%

14. Massachusetts: Stem Cell & SNCT Research/Hart Research for CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTE Bill’s Support Remains Strong Final Support for Bill Promoting SCNT Stem Cell Research in Massachusetts +76% Strongly favor Somewhat favor Strongly oppose Not sure Somewhat oppose

15. HART RESEARCH P e t e r D ASSOTESCIA Massachusetts Voters On Stem Cell And SCNT Research Survey among 606 likely voters in Massachusetts Conducted March 7 – 9, 2005 for