human cloning

172. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 112, § 12J(a)(I) (West 1996); Mich. Comp. Laws. Ann. § 333.2687 (West Supp. 1997) (the Michigan statute protects “embryo, fetus, or neonate,” but the definition of the group is the same: “best medical judgment of a physician.”); N.D. Cent. Code § 14-02.2-01(4) (1991); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-54-1(c) (1994).

173. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 112, § 12J(a)(I) (West 1996); N.D. Cent. Code § 14-02.2-01(1), (3) (1991); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-54-1(c) (1994).

174. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 333.2685 et seq. (West Supp. 1997).

175. See Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 112 § 12J(a)(I) (West 1996) (creating exception to preserve the life or health of the fetus or mother); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 333.2685(1) (West Supp. 1997) (creating exception for therapeutic procedures); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 145.422 (West 1989) (creating exception to preserve the life or health of the fetus or mother and for “experimentation which verifiable scientific evidence has shown to be harmless to conceptus”); 18 Pa. Const. Stat. § 3216 (West Supp. 1996) (allowing therapeutic procedures); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-54-1 (1994) (creating exception to preserve the life or health of the fetus or mother).

176. Robertson Statement, supra note 33, 94.

177. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 168-B:15 (Supp. 1996).

178. Zorn, E., ‘Brave new world’awaits debaters of abortion rights, Chicago Tribune, March 9, 1997, B1.

179. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:121 (West 1991).

180. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:122 (West 1991).

181. Id. 182. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:123 (West 1991).

183. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:124 (West 1991).

184. Id. 185. Id. 186. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:126 (West 1991).

187. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:129 (West 1991).

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