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sided way. It is supposed to "examine the medical, ethical and 
scientific policy implications of prohibiting the creation of embryos in 
vitro for any purpose other than bringing them to birth, and the 
criminalizing of the transfer of compensation, in cash or in-kind, to 
induce any person to donate sperm or eggs for any purpose other 
than procreation. The joint subcommittee shall also examine the 
efficacy of research using adult stem cells rather than embryonic 
stem cells. 
Some bills assert scientific or medical facts that are not 
necessarily accurate. For example, Louisiana’s resolution says, 
"stem cells derived from adult or placental tissues may hold greater 
promise than embryonic stem cells for human medicine, due to a 
lesser danger of immune reactivity against a recipient. 
B. Proposed Bills on Reproductive Cloning 
1. The Restrictions 
In 2002 and 2003, 27 states introduced bills that would ban 
reproductive cloning.^ One bill details a specific enforcement 
mechanism for the human cloning ban. A New Jersey bill provides 
that the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services may issue a 
cease and desist order, vjith a subsequent administrative hearing 
within 20 days, with judicial review available.^^ 
^ VA HJR 148. See also VA HJR 573. 
LA House Current Resolution (HCR) 29. 
“ AL HB 9; AL SB 314; AZ HB 2108; CA SB 133; CA AB 267; CA SB 1557; CO 
HB 1073; CT SB 407; CT HB 5639; CT SB 410; DE SB 55; DE SB 329; DE SB 344; 
FL HB 285; FL SB 1726; FL HB 805; FL SB 1164; IL HB 253; IN HB 1538; IN HB 
1984; IN SB 151; IN SB 138; KS HB 2736; KY HB 138; JCY HB 153; KY HB 265; 
LA HB 472; LA HB 1810; MA HB 1280; MA HB 3125; MA HB 2048; MA HB 
2052; MA SB 1917; MO HB 163; MO HB 209; MO HB 1449; MO SB 191; NE LB 
602; NE LB 1067; NH HB 1464; NJ AB 2040; NJ AB 2840; NJ AB 1379; NJ SB 
542; NY AB 1819; NY AB 3295; NY AB 4533; NY AB 6249; NY SB 206; NY SB 
7638; NY SB 612; NY SB 3013; OK HB 1130; OK HB 2011; OK HB 2036; OK HB 
2142; OK SB 1552; OR HB 2538; OR HB 2504; SC HB 3819; SC HB 4408; SC SB 
820; TN HB 1075; TN SB 1515; TN HB 2675; TN SB 2295; TX HB 1175; TX SB 
1034; TX SB 156; VT HB 326; WA HB 1461; WA SB 5466; WA HB 2173; WA SB 
5571; WV HB 2832; WV SB 402; WV SB 514; WI AB 104; WI AB 246; WI SB 45; 
WI SB 699; WI AB 736; WI SB 404. 
NJ AB 2040. 
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