THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT HYBRID ETHICS. PT.2 The Right to Patent a Human Being: Fact, Fiction, or Future Possibility? Post Date: 06/03/2002Author:Paige Comstock Cunningham US denies patent for part-human hybrid Scientist aimed to prevent others’ use By Rick Weiss, Washington Post  |  February 13, 2005 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)