A good friend of mine, Rep. Bob Onder, was approved yesterday to serve on the Life Sciences Research Board here in Missouri. I just found out yesterday, as I was listening to the Senate floor debate at work, that he was even nominated. Dr. Onder is a new edition to the MO House of Representatives and a great friend for life. From his website:

Dr. Onder has a long history of pro-life leadership, and he speaks and writes frequently about life issues. He serves on the board of Missouri Right to Life – Eastern Region, the Catholic Medical Association, and the Center for Bioethics and Culture. He is the host of a radio series dedicated to life issues on WRYT/KHOJ entitled Renewing the Culture of Life. He supports continued efforts to limit abortion including partial birth abortion. He opposes allowing abortion providers to provide sex education to children in Missouri schools.

With the death of a cloning ban in 2005, the passage of amendment 2 in 2006 and the defeat of HJR II this year – not to mention the Governor’s and other top Republican’s support for cloning and embryonic stem cell research – I have been very concerned about the future of the biotech industry in Missouri and the potential for it to become a mecca for tax payer funded life destroying medical research. So I am very encouraged by Dr. Onder’s nomination. I already feel that his presence has been a great asset to the Missouri House and I think he will make an even greater addition to the Missouri Life Sciences Board.

A doctor, Rep. Onder has a private medical practice, Allergy and Asthma Consultants. He lives with his wife and six children in Lake St. Louis, Missouri.

Check out Rep. Onder’s Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act. It was laid over earlier this week on the House floor. With one week left during session, I hope there is still time to get it passed. We have not passed any pro-life legislation yet this year.