CGS : The States

About the States' Policies & Human Biotechnology

Individual states are filling the regulatory void created by the federal government’s failure to provide comprehensive legislation governing human biotechnologies. This is creating an often inconsistent policy patchwork.


		California

State action is evident in a number of areas, including embryonic stem cell, cloning, egg retrieval, and assisted reproduction. More than a dozen states have laws banning reproductive cloning, about half of which also prohibit cloning for stem cell research. Dozens of similar bills are introduced in other states each year.

In response to President Bush’s restrictions on the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, several states initiated their own funded research programs. California led the way in 2004 with Proposition 71, which set aside $3 billion of public funds for stem cell research over ten years.

In Fighting Crime, How Wide Should a Genetic Net Reach?by Natasha Singer, The New York TimesJuly 24th, 2010Privacy and equal protection concerns are raised by the latest criminal investigation technique called "familial searching."

Patricia Williams on DNA Databasesby Osagie Obasogie, Biopolitical TimesApril 6th, 2010In her latest column for The Nation, Columbia Law Professor Patricia Williams offers an insightful critique of a burgeoning law enforcement practice: taking and retaining DNA samples from individuals arrested for a crime regardless of whether they are ever charged or convicted.

The ultimate betrayalN.C. eugenics survivors seek justice by Lara Torgesen, Indy WeekMarch 24th, 2010Thousands of North Carolina residents were forcibly sterilized as part of the state's eugenics policy. The survivors are seeking justice before they die.

Is a DNA Scan a Medical Test or Just Informational? Views Differby Andrew Pollack, New York TimesMarch 22nd, 2010Whether the consumer genomics services are indeed medical tests or - as 23andMe contends - merely informational, is not just a regulatory issue. It is a business question, too.

Eugenics: Remembering History and the Living Victimsby Pete Shanks, Biopolitical TimesMarch 12th, 2010New initiatives in North Carolina and Canada aim to confront the legacy of 20th-century eugenics.

States retain infant DNA after tests [Minnesota]Genetic sample raises privacy issuesby Brian Ojanpa, Mankato Free PressMarch 6th, 2010In many states, babies’ DNA is stored indefinitely in government labs, which has resulted in a spate of lawsuits.

Foundation to aid victims of N.C. eugenics campaignby Herbert L. White, The Charlotte PostMarch 4th, 2010People who were sterilized against their will under a North Carolina law now have an advocate.

Egg donors could face new restrictions [Arizona]by Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily SunMarch 3rd, 2010State senators voted to require warnings to women who provide eggs for other people's fertility treatments.

Human cloning ban passes Senate [Arizona]by Luige del Puerto, Arizona Capitol TimesMarch 1st, 2010The Arizona Senate passed a referendum that would ban human cloning in Arizona, despite opposition from lawmakers who said the bill is a waste of time because it addresses an imaginary problem.

DNA Deceptionby Emily Ramshaw, Texas TribuneFebruary 22nd, 2010Texas's program of newborn blood sampling has transferred hundreds of infant blood spots to an Armed Forces lab to build a national registry, without parental consent.

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