|
|
Article: President Bush Urges Senate to Pass the Ban. House Passes NRLC-Backed Bill to Ban the Cloning of Human Embryos, but Many Senators Still Back Human Cloning for Biomedical Research.
- Article from:
- National Right to Life News
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 National Right to Life Committee, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2003) -- The critical issue of banning the cloning of humans is back in the lap of the U.S. Senate.
On February 27, the House of Representatives passed the NRLC-backed Weldon-Stupak bill (H.R. 534) to ban the cloning of human embryos, 241-155, after first rejecting a substitute proposal that the White House said would allow cloned "human embryo farms."
The two votes were big wins for those opposed to human cloning, which includes President Bush, NRLC, and other groups from across the political spectrum.
President Bush commended the House's action, and urged the Senate to approve the ban as well.
"Like most ...