Kass ably led the council members in a long debate on cloning, with the result that earlier this year they came out in opposition to human cloning but divided on the use of
cloned embryos for research purposes.
Not exact matches
Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical
research: human
cloning in all its forms, creating or implanting
embryos for experiments, creating human - animal hybrids, and buying, selling, or patenting human
embryos.
Benedict argued that non-conjugal reproduction such as in vitro fertilization had created «new problems» ¯ the freezing of human
embryos,
for instance, and the selective abortion of medically implanted
embryos, together with pre-implantation diagnosis, embryonic stem - cell
research, and attempts at human
cloning.
research; since most of the reports have concentrated on justifying the creation of
cloned human
embryos for research into and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, «stem - cells» has become synonymous with «embryonic stem - cells» in the public imagination.
Some feminists who have no problem with the creation or
research use of «excess» IVF
embryos adamantly oppose «therapeutic»
cloning for ESCR.
It may also become increasingly difficult
for any argument against any
research on early
embryos to command a hearing (including arguments against «therapeutic»
cloning) as other procedures that involve
embryo selection and disposal become more common.
But it might also mean the attempt to
clone human
embryos for research purposes - and this, in fact, is where the real focus of scientific interest is at the moment.
In 2005 Professor Ian Wilmut, the creator of Dolly the Sheep, was granted a licence to
clone human
embryos for medical
research - a decision which attracted considerable criticism.
For therapeutic or embryo cloning, the objective is not to create adult animals, but to extract stem cells for research from the cloned embryos creat
For therapeutic or
embryo cloning, the objective is not to create adult animals, but to extract stem cells
for research from the cloned embryos creat
for research from the
cloned embryos created.
Professor Wilmut stressed that he and his team had no intention of trying to produce
cloned humans, but intended only to use the
embryos for research into the distressing degenerative condition Motor Neuron Disease.
In November 2001, scientists from Advanced Cell Technologies, a biotechnology company in Massachusetts, announced that they had
cloned the first human
embryos for the purpose of advancing therapeutic
research.
Some scientists, such as Kevin Eggan at Harvard, were disappointed that NIH didn't open the door to the use of
embryos created
for research purposes — including through somatic cell nuclear transfer (
cloning) and parthenogenesis (from an unfertilized egg).
Stem cell researchers call them «a major step in the right direction,» although some were disappointed that NIH didn't open the door to the use of
embryos created
for research purposes — including through somatic cell nuclear transfer (
cloning) and parthenogenesis (from an unfertilized egg).
Some bioethicists have called
for a new international ban that would clearly prohibit the implantation of a human
clone in part because of the tantalizing
research uses
for nascent
embryos.
The report suggested legislation be introduced to ban
cloning for reproduction, but that
research on
embryos up to 14 days should go ahead because of the «enormous» medical benefits.
But yesterday health minister Tessa Jowell told the House of Commons that «more evidence is required» of the need
for research on
cloned human
embryos and of its potential risks and benefits.
Today, Roe said three outside labs have determined those two lines were not derived from
cloned embryos, but instead came from
embryos created by in vitro fertilization at MizMedi Hospital in Seoul, which collected oocytes
for Hwang's
research.
Even when described in terms of the potential to cure some particular diseases — an approach used in most polling conducted by advocates of
embryo - destroying
research —
cloning for research remained unacceptable to most respondents.
Benedict argued that non-conjugal reproduction such as in vitro fertilization had created «new problems» ¯ the freezing of human
embryos,
for instance, and the selective abortion of medically implanted
embryos, together with pre-implantation diagnosis, embryonic stem - cell
research, and attempts at human
cloning.
Public opinion polls show significant support
for limited kinds of ESC
research (no
cloning; no creation of
embryos for research purposes).
After more debate, the government may change this allowing
cloned human cells and
embryos to be created
for research purposes as long as they are destroyed after 14 days.
Most recently, in February 2003, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, and others introduced legislation that would expand
research options by allowing cells to be newly isolated from
embryos, including
cloned embryos — those created
for research purposes only and not through fertilization.