. The challenges of human cloning for public policy in Illinois. Human cloning; Human cloning; Human cloning; Public Policy. and the research restrictions in New Hampshire. It could also be more restric- tive than Michigan's prohibition, which is limited to research on cellular products that are capable of differentiating and growing into human beings. The Illinois House bill also restricts research more than any of the bills introduced but not enacted in other state legislatures during last year's sessions, all of which concerned the use of cloning for reproduc- tive purposes. The scope of th
. The challenges of human cloning for public policy in Illinois. Human cloning; Human cloning; Human cloning; Public Policy. and the research restrictions in New Hampshire. It could also be more restric- tive than Michigan's prohibition, which is limited to research on cellular products that are capable of differentiating and growing into human beings. The Illinois House bill also restricts research more than any of the bills introduced but not enacted in other state legislatures during last year's sessions, all of which concerned the use of cloning for reproduc- tive purposes. The scope of the proposed prohibition and the criminal penalties that attach to it could have harmful effects on research in Illinois. These examples of state legislation also clearly show how dramatically cloning legislation can vary, based on how "cloning" is defined. Too broad a definition might have unintended conse- quences, harming beneficial research and medical advances and potentially hurting a state's competitiveness in the biotechnology and medical fields. On the other hand, too narrow a definition might leave loopholes that permit exactly those activities legislators most hoped to restrict. And any definition could become outdated as newer medical and scientific procedures are invented. Interstate competition and the proposed Illinois statute One of the important matters for the state of Illinois, or any other state, to consider in deciding whether and how to regulate SNT research and human cloning is the policies of other states. Analysts of public policy have long been aware of potential problems for state policy associ- ated with economic competition between states. Such problems may occur if a state decides to regulate an activity more heavily than the other states with which it competes. The more severe regulation may cause firms, skilled employees, or investment capital to move to less regu- lated environments in those other states. Such movement will have adverse
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