PROHIBIT RESEARCH USING ILLEGALLY OBTAINED EMBRYO/ FETUS/NEONATE CELLS/TISSUES
House Bill 4507
Sponsor: Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk
Committee: Health Policy
Complete to 5-9-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4507 AS INTRODUCED 4-1-03
Under the Public Health Code (MCL 333.2685), a person may not use a live human embryo, fetus, or neonate for nontherapeutic research if the person conducting the research judges, based on the available knowledge, that the research will substantially jeopardize the life or health of the embryo, fetus, or neonate. The code also prohibits a person from performing nontherapeutic research on an embryo or fetus that she or he knows to be the subject of a planned abortion, unless the abortion is being performed to protect the life of the mother. A violation of either of these prohibitions is a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
House Bill 4507 would amend the Public Health Code to prohibit a person from knowingly using for research purposes any cells or tissues that were obtained in violation of the code's current prohibitions on the use of live human embryos, fetuses, and neonates for nontherapeutic research. A violation of this prohibition would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
MCL 333.2685a
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.