Minnesota § 145.422 - EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 145.422 — EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 145.422. EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE
Subdivision 1.Penalty.
Whoever uses or permits the use of a living human conceptus for any type of scientific, laboratory research or other experimentation except to protect the life or health of the conceptus, or except as herein provided, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.Permitted acts.
The use of a living human conceptus for research or experimentation which verifiable scientific evidence has shown to be harmless to the conceptus shall be permitted.
Subd. 3.Penalty; permitted payments.
Whoever buys or sells a living human conceptus or nonrenewable organ of the body is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits (1) the buying and selling of a cell culture line or lines taken from a nonliving human conceptus; (2) payments for reasonable expenses associated with the removal, storage, and transportation of a human organ, including payments made to or on behalf of a living organ donor for actual expenses such as medical costs, lost income, or travel expenses that are incurred as a direct result of the donation of the nonrenewable organ; or (3) financial assistance payments provided under insurance and Medicare reimbursement programs.
History:
1973 c 562 s 2; 1984 c 475 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 145.422 cover?
Section 145.422 ("EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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