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Monitoring Stem Cell Research 
Eighteen states’ bills have an exception allowing cloning to 
create DNA, tissues, and organs.^ Eleven states' bills would not 
restrict the use of in vitro fertilization or fertility enhancing drugs. 
C. Proposed Bills on Therapeutic Cloning 
There are 26 states that have bills about therapeutic 
cloning. “ Two states have at least one bill that would ban 
therapeutic cloning and at least one that would allow therapeutic 
cloning.^® 
1. Ban Therapeutic Cloning 
Twenty-six states have bills that would prohibit all human 
cloning including therapeutic cloning.®® Some states prohibit 
AL HB 9; AZ HB 2108; CA SB 133; CA SB 1557; DE SB 55 § 3003; DE SB 329; 
DE SB 344; FL HB 285; FL HB 805; FL SB 1164; FL SB 1726 § 5; IL HB 253; KS 
HB 2736; KY HB 138; KY HB 153 § 3; LA HB 1810; MA HB 2048; MA HB 3125; 
NE LB 1067; NH HB 1464 § 1441-J:4; NY AB 3295; NY AB 6249 § 2; NY SB 206 
§ 3232; NY SB 7638 § 3232; NY SB 3013; OK HB 2142; SC HB 3819 § E; SC SB 
820; TN HB 1075 § e; TN SB 1515 § e; TX HB 1175; WA HB 1461; WA HB 2173; 
WA SB 5466. 
AZ HB 2108; IN HB 1538; IN HB 1984; IN SB 138; IN SB 151; KS HB 2737; LA 
HB 1810; NH HB 1464 § 1441-J:4; NY AB 6249 § 2; NY SB 206 § 3232; NY SB 
7638 § 3232; NY SB 612; NY SB 3013; OK HB 2142; OR HB 2538 § 2; VA HB 
2366; WA HB 2173; WI AB 736; WI SB 404. 
AL HB 9; AZ HB 2108; CA SB 133; CA SB 1557; CO HB 1073; CT SB 407; CT 
HB 5639; DE SB 55; FL HB 805; FL SB 1164; FL SB 1726; IL HB 253; IN HB 
1538; IN HB 1984; IN SB 151; IN SB 138; KS HB 2736; KY HB 138; KY HB 153; 
LA HB 1810; MA HB 3125; MO HB 1449; NE LB 602; NH HB 1464; NJ AB 2040; 
NY AB 4533; NY AB 6249; NY SB 206; NY SB 3013; NY SB 7638; OK HB 1130; 
OK HB 2011; OK HB 2142; OK SB 1552; OR HB 2538; SC HB 3819; SC SB 820; 
SC HB 4408; TN HB 1075; TN SB 1515; TX HB 1175; TX SB 156; WA HB 2173; 
WA SB 5571; WV HB 2832; WV SB 402; WV SB 514.; WI SB 699; WI AB 104; 
WI AB 736; WI SB 404; WI SB 45. (Therapeutic cloning, as currently 
undertaken, would also fall within the ban on destructive embryo research 
discussed infra .) 
See , for example, Indiana and New York. 
AL HB 9; AZ HB 2108; CA SB 133; CA SB 1557; CO HB 1073; CT SB 407; CT 
HB 5639; DE SB 55; FL HB 805; FL SB 1164; FL SB 1726; IL HB 253; IN HB 
1538; IN SB 151; IN SB 138; KS HB 2736; KY HB 138; KY HB 153; LA HB 1810; 
MA HB 3125; MO HB 1449; NE LB 602; NH HB 1464; NJ AB 2040; NY AB 4533; 
NY SB 206; NY SB 7638; OK HB 1130; OK HB 2011; OK HB 2142; OK SB 1552; 
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