H. B. 4599
(By Delegate Armstead)
[Introduced February 18, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Education.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-4-9, relating to
prohibiting cloning human embryos in state medical schools,
colleges or universities; and providing dismissal from
employment for this conduct.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-4-9, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
§18B-4-9. Cloning human embryos prohibited.
No medical school or university or college in West Virginia
may participate in, fund or use facilities for or be involved in
any way with the cloning of any human embryo. Any person who
violates the provisions of this section shall be terminated from employment with the medical school, university or college where
this prohibited act took place.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit cloning human
embryos in state medical schools, colleges or universities; and
dismissal from employment for violation of section.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.