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These states already have laws banning or resticting embryo research:

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Restrictions around the world:

Countries banning all embryo-related research: NORWAY

Countries which allow research but subject private research to government regulation: AUSTRALIA, CANADA, DENMARK,FRANCE,GERMANY, SPAIN, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM.

Countries which allow government research without government regulation: UNITED STATES

Source: NIH - Lori Anderson

Courtesy Cary Schneider/LA Times