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SB 169 - In Vitro Embryo Creation Limitations - Key Vote

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Bill Cowsert voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) -
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (34-22) - (Key vote)

Title: In Vitro Embryo Creation Limitations

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Vote to pass a bill that bans the creation or attempted creation of an in vitro human embryo by means other than fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection of a human egg by a human sperm.

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-Specifies that the creation of an in vitro embryo is only allowed for purposes of initiating human pregnancy by means of transfer to a human female uterus for the treatment of infertility or cryopreservation for future infertility treatment (Sec. 2). -Specifies that this bill shall not prohibit or impede the use of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, or iPS cells (Sec. 2).
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Legislation - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: In Vitro Embryo Creation Limitations

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