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1 1 Amend the House amendment, S-5439, to Senate File
1 2 2118, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate,
1 3 as follows:
1 4 #1. By striking page 1, line 5, through page 2,
1 5 line 45, and inserting the following:
1 6 ""Section 1. NEW SECTION. 707B.1 TITLE.
1 7 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
1 8 "Human Cloning Prohibition Act".
1 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 707B.2 PURPOSE.
1 10 It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit human
1 11 cloning for any purpose, whether for reproductive
1 12 cloning or therapeutic cloning.
1 13 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 707B.3 DEFINITIONS.
1 14 As used in this chapter, unless the context
1 15 otherwise requires:
1 16 1. "Fetus" means a living organism of the species
1 17 homo sapiens from eight weeks' development until
1 18 complete expulsion or extraction from a woman's body,
1 19 or until removal from an artificial womb or other
1 20 similar environment designed to nurture the
1 21 development of such organism.
1 22 2. "Human cloning" means human asexual
1 23 reproduction, accomplished by introducing the genetic
1 24 material of a human somatic cell into a fertilized or
1 25 unfertilized oocyte whose nucleus has been or will be
1 26 removed or inactivated, to produce a living organism
1 27 with a human or predominantly human genetic
1 28 constitution.
1 29 3. "Human embryo" means a living organism of the
1 30 species homo sapiens from the single-celled stage to
1 31 eight weeks' development.
1 32 4. "Human somatic cell" means a cell having a
1 33 complete set of chromosomes obtained from a living or
1 34 deceased human organism of the species homo sapiens at
1 35 any stage of development.
1 36 5. "Oocyte" means a human ovum.
1 37 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 707B.4 HUMAN CLONING –
1 38 PROHIBITIONS – EXCEPTIONS – PENALTY.
1 39 1. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly
1 40 do any of the following:
1 41 a. Perform or attempt to perform human cloning.
1 42 b. Participate in performing or in an attempt to
1 43 perform human cloning.
1 44 c. Transfer or receive a cloned human embryo for
1 45 any purpose.
1 46 d. Transfer or receive, in whole or in part, any
1 47 oocyte, human embryo, fetus, or human somatic cell,
1 48 for the purpose of human cloning.
1 49 2. This section shall not restrict areas of
1 50 scientific research not specifically prohibited,
2 1 including in vitro fertilization; the administration
2 2 of fertility-enhancing drugs; or research in the use
2 3 of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to
2 4 produce molecules, deoxyribonucleic acid, tissues,
2 5 organs, plants, animals other than humans, or cells
2 6 other than human embryos.
2 7 3. a. A person who violates subsection 1,
2 8 paragraph "a" or "b", is guilty of a class "C" felony.
2 9 b. A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph
2 10 "c" or "d", is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
2 11 4. A person who violates this section in a manner
2 12 that results in a pecuniary gain to the person is
2 13 subject to a civil penalty in an amount that is twice
2 14 the amount of the gross gain.
2 15 5. A person who violates this section and who is
2 16 licensed pursuant to chapter 148, 150, or 150A is
2 17 subject to revocation of the person's license.
2 18 6. A violation of this section is grounds for
2 19 denial of an application for, denial of renewal of, or
2 20 revocation of any license, permit, certification, or
2 21 any other form of permission required to practice or
2 22 engage in any trade, occupation, or profession
2 23 regulated by the state.""
2 24 #2. Title page, lines 1 and 2, by striking the
2 25 words "certain activities related to the use or
2 26 destruction of the materials of human reproduction"
2 27 and inserting the following: "human cloning".
2 28 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 29 SF 2118S
2 30 pf/cc/26
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