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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 707B.5 LIABILITY FOR THE RESULT 1 2 OF HUMAN CLONING CIVIL REMEDIES. 1 3 1. A person participating in human cloning resulting in 1 4 the production of a human individual is jointly and severally 1 5 liable to the individual and the individual's legal guardian 1 6 for support and the costs of guardianship during the 1 7 individual's minority, including any court costs associated 1 8 with any matter related to the production or legal status of 1 9 the individual. The liability under this subsection shall not 1 10 cease at the time that the individual reaches majority if at 1 11 or after the time of majority the individual suffers from any 1 12 congenital defect or other disability related to the 1 13 production of the individual by human cloning. 1 14 2. The rights of recovery created under this section are 1 15 cumulative as to all other legal rights. The liability 1 16 created by this section shall not be reduced by the payment of 1 17 any other liability or by the recovery of damages from any 1 18 other sources or under any other legal theory. 1 19 3. The liabilities under this section shall be strictly 1 20 enforced without regard to negligence or fault. The 1 21 liabilities created by this section may not be waived by any 1 22 individual, except as provided by an enforceable judgment of a 1 23 court of this state. 1 24 4. Any state agency providing services to any individual 1 25 entitled to recovery under this section and any private 1 26 insurer legally obligated to pay medical costs or other 1 27 compensation related to the human cloning shall be subrogated 1 28 to the rights to recover under this section of any individual 1 29 receiving the services or benefiting from the insurance. The 1 30 subrogation shall not exceed the full cost of the services or 1 31 insurance payments. 1 32 5. An action brought under subsection 1 for support and 1 33 the costs of guardianship shall be commenced within five years 1 34 after the individual produced by human cloning reaches 1 35 majority. However, if at or after the time of reaching 2 1 majority the individual produced by human cloning suffers from 2 2 any congenital defect or other disability related to the 2 3 production of the individual by human cloning, an action may 2 4 be commenced until five years following the date of the death 2 5 of the individual. 2 6 EXPLANATION 2 7 This bill establishes civil remedies for an individual 2 8 produced by human cloning. The bill provides that a person 2 9 participating in human cloning resulting in the production of 2 10 a human individual is jointly and severally liable to the 2 11 individual and the individual's legal guardian for support and 2 12 the costs of guardianship during the individual's minority, 2 13 including any court costs associated with any matter related 2 14 to the production or legal status of the individual. 2 15 Additionally, the liability continues after the individual 2 16 reaches majority if at or after the time that the individual 2 17 reaches majority the individual suffers from any congenital 2 18 defect or other disability related to the production of the 2 19 individual by human cloning. 2 20 The bill provides that the rights of recovery are 2 21 cumulative as to all other legal rights, and the liability 2 22 created is not to be reduced by the payment of any other 2 23 liability or by the recovery of damages from any other sources 2 24 or under any other legal theory. The liabilities created are 2 25 to be strictly enforced without regard to negligence or fault 2 26 and are not to be waived, except as provided by an enforceable 2 27 judgment of a court of the state. 2 28 The bill also provides that any state agency providing 2 29 services to any individual entitled to recovery and any 2 30 private insurer legally obligated to pay medical costs or 2 31 other compensation related to the human cloning are to be 2 32 subrogated to the rights to recover of any individual 2 33 receiving the services or benefiting from the insurance. The 2 34 subrogation is not to exceed the full cost of the services or 2 35 insurance payments. 3 1 An action brought for support and the costs of guardianship 3 2 is required to be commenced within five years of the time that 3 3 the individual produced by human cloning reaches majority. 3 4 However, if at or after the time of reaching majority the 3 5 individual produced by human cloning suffers from any 3 6 congenital defect or other disability related to the 3 7 production of the individual by human cloning, an action may 3 8 be commenced until five years following the date of the death 3 9 of the individual. 3 10 LSB 5033SS 80 3 11 pf/sh/8
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