Missouri § 1.217 - Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition.
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§ 1.217. Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition.
No state funds shall be used for research with respect to the cloning of a human person. For purposes of this section, the term "cloning" means the replication of a human person by taking a cell with genetic material and cultivating such cell through the egg, embryo, fetal and newborn stages of development into a new human person.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 722 § 17)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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