PATIENTS’ groups and scientists are gearing up for a fight in the wake of a
US House of Representatives vote for a ban on all human cloning, including
therapeutic cloning and cloning for research purposes.
The bill, introduced by Republican Dave Weldon from Florida and passed by 265
votes to 162, would make any form of human cloning a criminal offence punishable
by up to 10 years in jail. It must now be passed by the Democrat-controlled
Senate.
That could well happen since the bill has won cross-party support, and the
leader of the Senate, Democrat Tom Daschle of South…
