The measure now heads to Governor Greg Abbott, who has signaled his support for it.
For years, clinics across the country have been offering experimental stem cell therapies for patients with chronic conditions or terminal illnesses, but no state has given them legal validation. Instead, clinics have largely operated under the radar of regulatory authorities, touting treatments for a range of injuries and diseases.
Many scientists, meantime, have warned that unapproved stem cell therapies can be not only ineffective but harmful outside limited and closely watched clinical trials.
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