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HR 2560 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 - National Key Vote

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Title: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that bans human cloning, as defined by the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus.

Highlights:

  • Declares that human cloning illegal (Sec. 2 (a)).
  • Defines human cloning as the implantation of a cloned egg into a uterus or the functioning equivalent of a uterus (Sec. 2 (a)).
  • States that knowingly transporting or shipping the product of a cloned egg cell is illegal (Sec. 2 (a)).
  • Sets a criminal penalty of fines and up to 10 years imprisonment (Sec. 2 (a)).
  • Sets a civil penalty of the greater of $10 million or twice the amount of monetary gain made from the cloning (Sec. 2 (a))

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

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