Affordability, Accessibility, and Accountability in California Stem Cell Research

In November 2004, California voters approved Prop 71 which authorized $6 billion dollars in taxpayer subsidized bonds and bond financing charges for stem cell research. This report reviews the promises that Prop 71 makes to the pubic, such as all Californians having access to new medical breakthroughs and that the state would receive royalties that would payback the publics investment.