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===Legal status of human cloning by [[U.S. state]]=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !rowspan="2" | State !colspan="2" | Legal status !rowspan="2" | Notes |- !Reproductive cloning !Therapeutic cloning |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Alabama}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix">{{cite web |title=Appendix: State Laws on Human Cloning |url=https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/appendix-state-laws-on-human-cloning |website=thenewatlantis.com |publisher=The New Atlantis |access-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406143805/https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/appendix-state-laws-on-human-cloning |archive-date=6 Apr 2024 |language=English}}</ref>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Alaska}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Arizona}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="states"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Arkansas}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states">{{cite web | title= Embryonic and fetal research laws | publisher= National Conference of State Legislatures | date= 1 January 2016 | url= http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/embryonic-and-fetal-research-laws.aspx | access-date= 4 December 2017 | archive-date= 4 December 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171204220325/http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/embryonic-and-fetal-research-laws.aspx | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=May14>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5176/m1/1/high_res_d/RS21517_2003May14.pdf|title=State Laws on Human Cloning|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128072433/https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5176/m1/1/high_res_d/RS21517_2003May14.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=arksb>2003 Ark. SB 185</ref>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=arksb>2003 Ark. SB 185</ref>}} |Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name=arksb/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|California}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/><ref name=May14/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} |Civil penalties.<ref name=May14/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Colorado}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Connecticut}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Delaware}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Florida}} |{{unknown|Unclear<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}} |{{unknown|Unclear<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Hawaii}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Idaho}} |{{unknown|Not prohibited<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not prohibited<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Illinois}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Indiana}} |{{no|Illegal (indirectly)<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{no|Illegal (indirectly)<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="Appendix"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Iowa}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=iowacode>Iowa Code Β§ 707B.1β4</ref>}} |{{unknown|Unclear<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=iowacode/>}} |Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name=iowacode>Iowa Code Β§ 707B.1β4</ref> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Kansas}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Kentucky}}{{efn-ua|name=statenomenclature|Uses the [[nomenclature|term]] ''[[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|commonwealth]]'' rather than ''state'' in its full official name}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Louisiana}} |{{unknown|Law prohibiting expired<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/><ref name="LA">La. R.S. 40:1299.36-36.6</ref>}} |{{unknown|Law allowing expired<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name="LA"/> Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="Appendix"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Maine}} |{{no|Illegal (indirectly)<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{no|Illegal (indirectly)<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Maryland}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} |Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/> |- !scope="row"|{{nowrap|{{flaglist|Massachusetts}}{{efn-ua|name=statenomenclature}}}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Michigan}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=mcls>MCLS §§ 333.16274-16275, 333.20197, 333.26401-26406, 750.430a</ref>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=mcls/>}} |Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name=mcls/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Minnesota}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{no|Illegal (indirectly)<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Mississippi}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Missouri}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} |Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="states"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Montana}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Nebraska}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |Prohibition on the use of public funds for human cloning.<ref name="Appendix"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Nevada}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|New Hampshire}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|New Jersey}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|New Mexico}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|New York}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|North Carolina}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|North Dakota}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/>}} |Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Ohio}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Oklahoma}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Oregon}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Pennsylvania}}{{efn-ua|name=statenomenclature}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Rhode Island}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/><ref name="states"/><ref name="RI">R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-16.4-1-4</ref>}} |{{yes|Legal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="clone and kill"/>}} | Criminal and civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name="RI"/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|South Carolina}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|South Dakota}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name="states"/>}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Tennessee}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Texas}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Utah}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Vermont}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Virginia}}{{efn-ua|name=statenomenclature}} |{{no|Illegal<ref name="states"/><ref name=May14/><ref name=vacode>Va. Code Ann. §§ 32.1β162.21β22</ref>}} |{{unknown|Unclear<ref name="Appendix"/><ref name=May14/>}} |Civil penalties.<ref name=May14/><ref name=vacode/> |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Washington}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|West Virginia}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Wisconsin}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |- !scope="row"|{{flaglist|Wyoming}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} |{{unknown|Not legislated<ref name="Appendix"/>}} | |}
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