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Saturday, May 06, 2006

Sen. Brownback seeks to redefine human embryo, or Every Sperm is Sacred
Posted by Jill | 10:57 PM
From the American Society for Cell Biology Newsletter, Public Policy Briefing:


Biomedical research foe Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) has introduced two bills in the Senate that would criminialize the creation and transfer of human chimeras. Both bills carry maximum prison terms of ten years and civil fines of at least $1 million dollas.

S.659, the first such bill Brownback introduced, in March 2005, is broader in scope than the second bill. It includes a prohibition on human embryos made up of cells from more than one human embryo. That provision was removed from the second bill, S.1373.

Both bills also include a provision tha redefines a human embryo. if either bill becomes law, and embryo would be defined in federal law as "an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from 1 cell up to 8 weeks." Along with possible biomedical research ramifications, the definition would begin to establish a new legal status for fertilized eggs that currently does not exist in federal law.


And you thought it was just about abortion? Ladies, get ready to submit your used sanitary products for government inspection. And while you're at it, go read about the Christofascist Zombie Brigade war on contraception, coming soon to a uterus near you....perhaps even your own.
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