Illinois: State Embryonic & Fetal Research Laws as of January, 2008
Permits research on fetus/embryo?
Yes, permits research on embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells and adult stem cells fro READ MORE http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileind.jsp...
(720 ILCS 510/12.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 81‑32.1)
Sec. 12.1. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of any tissues or cells obtained from a dead fetus or dead premature infant whose death READ MORE http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp...
(410 ILCS 110/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Prohibition Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑519, eff. 1‑1‑08.)
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Diabetes and Stem Cell Research in Illinois: Illinois is one of only a handful of States which currently have laws governing the procurement and use of Stem Cells for scientific research. Stems cells are thought to be part of a possible cure for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.