§ 20-16-2201. Title. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act”.
§ 20-16-2202. Legislative findings and purpose — Public policy. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The prospect of creating new human life solely to be exploited or destroyed has been condemned on moral grounds as displaying a profound disrespect for a human life; (2) Destructive human embryo research reduces the status of human embryos to a mere means for possible benefit for another […]
§ 20-16-2203. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Destructive embryo research” means medical procedures, scientific or laboratory research, or other types of investigation that kill or injure the human embryo subject of the procedure or research. (B) “Destructive embryo research” does not include: (i) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a […]
§ 20-16-2204. Prohibitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) Public funds shall not be used to: (1) Finance human cloning or destructive embryo research, including destructive embryonic stem cell research; (2) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer a human embryo with the knowledge that the embryo will be subject to destructive research; or (3) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer gametes with the knowledge that […]
§ 20-16-2205. Exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
This subchapter does not restrict the funding of areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this subchapter, including without limitation: (1) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a woman; (2) Administration of fertility-enhancing drugs; (3) Research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, […]
§ 20-16-2206. Penalties and sanctions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
(a) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). (c) A […]
§ 20-16-2207. Standing. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
A taxpayer of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall have standing to bring suit to enforce this subchapter against: (1) The state, any official, department, division, agency, or political subdivision of this state; and (2) A recipient of public funds that is in violation of this subchapter.
§ 20-16-2208. Right of intervention. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this subchapter is challenged.