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Article: WALES: Hybrid embryos approved by MPs; HUMAN CELLS RESEARCH VOTE First stage is passed in face of opposition.(News)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2008
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Byline: By SAM LISTER Parliamentary Correspondent
AN attempt to halt government plans to legalise the use of animal-human hybrid embryos for research - branded "Frankenstein science" - was last night defeated in the Commons.
While supporters claim the ground-breaking technique is a potential lifeline for millions of patients with conditions such as Parkinson's disease, cystic fibrosis or muscular dystrophy, it has attracted significant opposition from religious groups and politicians of all allegiances fearing it is "a step too far".
Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy, a devout Catholic, backed an amendment tabled to thwart the rules being relaxed while North ...
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