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AZ SB1307

Bill

Status

Passed

5/7/2010

Primary Sponsor

Steve Montenegro

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Origin

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2010)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits creating in vitro human embryos except through fertilization of a human egg with human sperm.

  • Prohibits creating human-animal hybrids, transferring human embryos into nonhuman wombs, transferring nonhuman embryos into human wombs, and transporting or receiving human-animal hybrids.

  • Prohibits purchasing, selling, or advertising for purchase or sale of in vitro human embryos, with exception for lawful infertility treatment payments to physicians.

  • Violation of embryo creation or transfer restrictions is a class 1 misdemeanor; violation of destructive human embryonic stem cell research prohibition is a class 6 felony.

  • Allows research involving transgenic animal models containing human genes and xenotransplantation of human organs and tissues into non-embryonic animals.

Legislative Description

Human embryos; treatment.

Last Action

Governor Signed

5/7/2010

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