Human Tissue Act of 2004: Rogue DNA Testers Face Prison Terms
Bizarre story of the day...
Via OUT-LAW.com.
A law that could send eBay directors to prison if they fail to remove listings for body parts will next month extend to anyone holding saliva or hair samples for paternity testing or other DNA analysis if they do not have proper consent.More here.
The Human Tissue Act of 2004 regulates the removal, storage and use of materials that include human cells, including blood or tissue samples. Not all of the businesses caught by the legislation are obvious.
One of the Act's provisions, in force since October 2005, introduced a maximum penalty of a fine and 51 weeks in prison for anyone who publishes an advert for human organs, blood or tissue samples.
posted by Fergie @ 8/17/2006 02:46:00 PM
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