Esta ley prohíbe hacer experimentos en fetos o recién nacidos a menos que sea para ayudarles. Si alguien quiere usar tejido fetal, necesita el permiso de la madre, y no puede recibir nada a cambio.
Es como cuando un chef necesita permiso para usar ingredientes de un plato, y no puede pagar por esos ingredientes; solo puede cocinar si tiene la aprobación.
Imagina que María está considerando un aborto y le ofrecen usar el tejido fetal para investigación. La ley dice que debe dar su consentimiento por escrito antes de que se realice el aborto, y nadie puede pagarle por eso.
La violación de estas normas puede resultar en un delito grave de tercer grado.
18 Pa.C.S. 3216 - Fetal Experimentation (a) Unborn or live child.--Any person who knowingly performs any type of nontherapeutic experimentation or nontherapeutic medical procedure (except an abortion as defined in this chapter) upon any unborn child, or upon any child born alive during the course of an abortion, commits a felony of the third degree. "Nontherapeutic" means that which is not intended to preserve the life or health of the child upon whom it is performed. (b) Dead child.--The following standards govern the procurement and use of any fetal tissue or organ which is used in animal or human transplantation, research or experimentation: (1) No fetal tissue or organs may be procured or used without the written consent of the mother. No consideration of any kind for such consent may be offered or given. Further, if the tissue or organs are being derived from abortion, such consent shall be valid only if obtained after the decision to abort has been made. (2) No person who provides the information required by section 3205 (relating to informed consent) shall employ the possibility of the use of aborted fetal tissue or organs as an inducement to a pregnant woman to undergo abortion except that payment for reasonable expenses occasioned by the actual retrieval, storage, preparation and transportation of the tissues is permitted. (3) No remuneration, compensation or other consideration may be paid to any person or organization in connection with the procurement of fetal tissue or organs. (4) All persons who participate in the procurement, use or transplantation of fetal tissue or organs, including the recipients of such tissue or organs, shall be informed as to whether the particular tissue or organ involved was procured as a result of either: (i) stillbirth; (ii) mis
Significa cualquier prueba o procedimiento que no esté destinado a ayudar al feto o al recién nacido. Es decir, no se hace para salvarles la vida o mejorar su salud.
Sí, se requiere tu consentimiento por escrito, y no puedes recibir nada a cambio por permitirlo.
No, está prohibido ofrecer o recibir dinero por el consentimiento para usar tejido fetal.
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