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- Legal situations vary by country and state
- Laws against human cloning in Spain, Germany, Canada, Denmark, England, Norway and the UK; France promises to take action
should any attempts be made in the field
- Not Illegal in the US, but restrictions such as bans on the research that could lead to human cloning and a lack of federal
funds used for embryo research limit such action
- Federal regulations governing the use of human beings
- Institutional Review Boards enforces laws against cloning
- Federal Law states that any clinics using assisted reproduction techniques must be monitored
- Regulations on the number of manipulations made to eggs or embryos
- After the announcement of Dolly, legislation was proposed in Congress pertaining to human cloning in 12 states
- "Wrongful life"
- An infant has been harmed and/or wronged by being brought to birth in a less than satisfactory condition or adverse circumstances
- Could give rise to legal action for compensation
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