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HJ 83 Reproductive technology, assisted; Joint Comm. on Health Care to study practices & ethical issues.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; business practices and ethical issues relating to assisted reproductive technology conducted by fertility clinics. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study for two years the business practices and ethical issues relating to assisted reproductive technology conducted by fertility clinics in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission shall make legislative, regulatory or policy recommendations to ensure the quality of assisted reproductive technology and address the ethical quandaries that arise from the scientific manipulation of the origins of human life. The Joint Commission shall solicit input from bioethicists, the fertility industry, appropriate consumer and professional organizations involved in assisted reproductive technology, legal experts, and all other stakeholders. The chairman must submit an executive summary of the Joint Commission's findings and recommendations no later than the first day of both the 2005 and 2006 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. The executive summary shall state whether the Joint Commission intends to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations for publication as a document. The executive summary and the report shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.


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