04RS HB171

HB171

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HB 171/LM/CI (BR 920) - J. Fischer, S. Baugh, H. Cornett, M. Harmon, S. Lee, B. Montell

     AN ACT relating to the cloning of humans.
     Create a new section of KRS Chapter 436 to prohibit the cloning of human beings by defining
"human cloning," "asexual reproduction," and "somatic cell," by prohibiting actual or attempted human cloning, by prohibiting shipping, receiving, or importing a cloned human embryo or any product derived from a cloned human embryo, by delineating application of the new section to research activities, by setting civil and criminal penalties, and by naming the Act the "Kentucky Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004."

     Jan 6-introduced in House
     Jan 7-to Judiciary (H)
     Jan 9-posted in committee

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