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assessed by a state department,’® and in eleven states the research 
must be assessed by an institutional review board.” A Kentucky bill 
requires that individuals engaged in therapeutic cloning must 
register their name, address, and phone number, which information 
shall be public record.’® Under one proposed California bill, the State 
Department of Health Services would have the responsibility to 
develop guidelines regarding the derivation or use of human 
embryonic stem cells.’® 
In Illinois, care was taken in the proposed bill favoring 
embryonic stem cell research not to create barriers for the research 
due to contract or tort liability. Consequently, the proposed Illinois 
bill states that “procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, 
distributing, or using embryonic or cadaveric fetal tissue for research 
purposes pursuant to this Act is declared for the purposes of liability 
in tort or contract to be the rendition of a service by every person, 
firm, or corporation participating therein, whether or not 
remuneration is paid, and is declared not to be a sale of any such 
items and no warranties of any kind or description nor strict tort 
liability shall be applicable thereto."®® 
3. Address Embrvo Donation 
Twelve states’ bills would expressly allow a person to donate 
human embryos for research.®^ Twelve states’ bills would also 
disposition options, but requires written informed consent); RI SB 266; TN HB 
945; TN SB 1654; TX SB 1034; VT HB 326; WA HB 1461; WA SB 5466. 
PA HB 2984; PA HB 422. 
” CA SB 322; CA SB 771; CA SB 1272; IL HB 3589; MD HB 482; MA HB 1280; 
MA HB 2052; NJ AB 2840; NJ SB 1909; NY AB 1819; RI SB 266; TN HB 945; TN 
SB 1654; TX SB 1034; VT HB 326; VA HB 639. 
KY HB 265. 
CASB771. 
IL HB 3589. 
CA SB 771; CA SB 1272; IL HB 3589 § 15; MD HB 482 § 20-901.C; MA HB 
1280 § 3; MA HB 2052; NJ AB 2840 § 2.b.3; NJ SB 1909 § 2.b.2; NY AB 1819 § 
2452.2; PA HB 2984 § 5.b; PA HB 422 § 5.b; PA HB 945; RI SB 266 § 23-77-2; 
TN HB 945; TN SB 1654; TX SB 1034 § 168.003; VT HB 326 § 9341.B; WA HB 
1461§ 4; WA SB 5466 § 4.1. 
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