Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001
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The Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001 is a UK law that specifically prohibits the creation of genetically identical human individuals through reproductive cloning techniques.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
human dignity
ⓘ
welfare of potential children ⓘ |
| allows | research cloning subject to other legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United Kingdom residents
ⓘ
activities within the United Kingdom ⓘ bodies corporate ⓘ natural persons ⓘ |
| category |
2001 in British law
ⓘ
Cloning law ⓘ United Kingdom abortion and reproduction law ⓘ |
| citation | 2001 c. 23 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2001-12-04 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definesOffence | placing in a woman a non-fertilised human embryo ⓘ |
| doesNotRegulate | non-human animal cloning ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | UK criminal justice system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
health law ⓘ medical law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to prohibit the placing in a woman of a human embryo which has been created otherwise than by fertilisation. ⓘ |
| maximumTermOfImprisonment | 10 years ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concerns about safety of cloning technology
ⓘ
ethical concerns about human cloning ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fine
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to prohibit reproductive cloning of human beings ⓘ |
| prohibits |
creation of a child genetically identical to another human being by cloning
ⓘ
placing in a woman a human embryo created otherwise than by fertilisation ⓘ |
| prohibitsTechnique | somatic cell nuclear transfer for reproductive purposes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2001-12-04 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
bioethics
ⓘ
human embryo regulation ⓘ human reproductive cloning ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfProhibition | blanket ban on human reproductive cloning ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2001 ⓘ |
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