The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001: vagueness and federalism.
On July 31, 2001, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. The legislation proposes a complete ban on somatic cell nuclear transfer to create cloned human embryos; it threatens transgressors with criminal punishment and civil fines. House Bill 2505 is the first human cloning prohibition to pass either chamber of Congress. This note argues that the bill is unconstitutionally vague and inconsistent with the Supreme Court's recent Commerce Clause jurisprudence.
Swartz
Jonathan S
JS
Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, Arizona State University College of Law, USA.
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