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Human Cloning: House Tuesday
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On 19th December 2000 the House of Commons became the first legislature in the world to vote explicitly to legalise human cloning. The House of Lords confirmed this decision on 22nd January 2001. This was done not by primary legislation but by a Ministerial Order.
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In 1998, 2001, and 2003 the US House of Representatives voted to ban all human cloning, both reproductive and therapeutic. Each time, divisions in the Senate over therapeutic cloning prevented either competing proposal (a ban on both forms or reproductive cloning only) from passing. President George W. Bush is opposed to human cloning in any form. Some states ban both forms of cloning, while some others outlaw only reproductive cloning.
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The bill banning human cloning may not be debated this session, its sponsor said Tuesday. "It's an uphill battle," said introducer Sen. Adrian Smith of Gering, Nebraska. The proposal, which is currently up for consideration Thursday before the Judiciary Committee,...
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Last March, she was called to testify before a U.S. House subcommittee, which was gathering evidence for a bill that would outlaw human cloning. Before Congress, she released an anonymous letter she said was from the father who had lost a 10-month old son and wanted him cloned.
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(CNSNews.com) - In a vote of 265 to 162, the House Tuesday passed a bill that would ban all human cloning, including for scientific research. The bill, proposed by Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), makes it a federal crime to clone humans, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of no less than $1 million.
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Not surprisingly, that step has reinvigorated a debate in Congress over whether or not to ban all or some types of human cloning. The House of Representatives has already approved a full ban, but the Senate has yet to act.
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