Sunday, March 20, 2005

UN backs cloning ban

The majority of member states in the United Nations General Assembly recently agreed to a non-binding ban on all forms of human cloning. In effect, this is merely a recommendation that will no doubt be ignored by nations who have already passed legislation approving the 'creation' of human beings for research purposes, such as Britain, China and Belgium, among others. Sadly, the British government has also already allocated two billion dollars (US) for embryonic stem cell research over the next ten years.

Much misinformation has been generated on this issue, particularly by organizations with vested financial interests. The fact that the UN now openly opposes cloning is a great opportunity to engage our leaders and encourage them to get on board. For clear, concise information on the issues of cloning and stem cells that you can share around, read Cloning: Right or Wrong? by information scientist Dr Werner Gitt, and

First human embryo clone? and Stem cells and Genesis by AiG's Dr Jonathan Sarfati.

Thanks to AIG for the news.


Posted by: Jethro | 11:40 PM |