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Friday, July 09, 2004

French parliament approves stem cell research legislation
Chris Buell at 9:22 AM ET

France's parliament passed Friday updates to the country's bioethics law, allowing a limited five-year period for stem cell research on human embryos. The law also include harsher penalties for reproductive cloning, which the legislation calls a "crime against humanity" and punishes with 20 years in prison. The British Embassy in France has background on France's bioethics legislation. AP has more.



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