OPPONENTS of cloning stood accused of foul play this week as they attempted to drive through a UN ban on all forms of human cloning, including therapeutic cloning for treating diseases. The crucial vote at the UN had not been taken as Â鶹´«Ã½ went to press, but was “too close to call” according to an insider.
Through a legal ploy that supporters of therapeutic cloning believe is unconstitutional, Costa Rica attempted to overturn a November decision by the UN’s legal committee to suspend talks on a cloning treaty for two years. Backed by the US, the Vatican and others,…
