As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
- (1) "Embryo" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from the single cell stage to 8 weeks of development.
- (2) "Female" has the meaning provided in 1-1-201.
- (3) "Fetus" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from 8 weeks of development until complete expulsion or extraction from a woman's body or removal from an artificial womb or other similar environment designed to nurture the development of the organism.
- (4) "Oocyte" means the human female germ cell, the egg.
- (5) "Reproductive human cloning" means human cloning intended to result in the gestation or birth of a child who is genetically identical to another conceptus, embryo, fetus, or human being, living or dead.
- (6) "Somatic cell" means a diploid cell, having a complete set of chromosomes, obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 685, L. 2023.