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Panel approves ban on cloning
By Amy Fagan - THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Legislation to ban human cloning for any purpose, including medical research, was approved yesterday on a party-line vote by the House Judiciary Committee. Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican, said House Republican leaders will bring the bill to the House floor the week of Feb. 24. A ban on human cloning has received widespread support, but lawmakers are divided over whether to allow "therapeutic cloning" for medical research. Advocates say the stem cells derived from this procedure could be the key to curing a host of diseases, and complain the bill would stop research in its tracks. Supporters of the bill say therapeutic cloning creates human embryos and that human life should not be created and destroyed in the name of medical research. "Allowing the creation of human embryos for experimental research is unethical and unnecessary," said Rep. Dave Weldon, Florida Republican and sponsor of the bill. The panel approved the legislation in a 19-12 vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposing. Democrats said bill supporters were trying to force their religious views on the rest of the country.

***I've long been an adherent to the theory that there will be a religious war within the US between the fanatical and the logical (as opposed to the Christian/Islam war that is gearing up). Legislation such as this is irresponsible to the survival of the human race. Why would you willingly limit research that could save you, or your children, from diseases or biological atrocities? Isn't that being somewhat short-sighted? Are they saying that it "would be God's will" when the human race suffers when it did not have to if they had been allowed to do research? This is why so many have so much trouble with organized religion - they don't know when to stick to spiritual support and when to stay out of the lives of those who do not believe as they do. But it's more "satisfying" to force your righteousness on others...GMAFB but, that's just this old Curmudgeon's PERSONAL opinion****

posted by A Curmudgeon 8:58 AM