FC: House Judiciary committee votes on human cloning ban on Wed.

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on the Judiciary
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Chairman
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www.house.gov/judiciary

News Advisory
For immediate release

Judiciary Committee to Mark-up

Human Cloning Prohibition Act Wednesday


What:  Markup of H.R. 534, the "Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003"
Who:          Full Committee on the Judiciary - Rep. F. James 
Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), Chairman
When:  10:15 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Where: Room 2141 Rayburn House Office Building

       In recent months, the group Clonaid claims to have produced three 
human clones. While this claim seems to be nothing more than a hoax, there 
are reputable scientists and physicians that have announced their 
intentions to produce a human clone. Currently, nothing clearly prohibits 
cloning in the United States. The Human Cloning Prohibition Act  would ban 
human cloning, but not restrict the use of cloning technologies to produce 
molecules, DNA, tissues, and cells other than human embryos. H.R. 534 would 
not prohibit stem cell research that does not require cloning of 
humans.  Similar legislation (H.R. 2505) passed the House by a 265-162 
margin on July 31, 2001, but died in the Senate.

This Legislation will...

              Prohibit any person or entity from cloning or attempting to 
clone humans.
Prohibit the importation of an embryo produced by human cloning.
Penalties for violating the ban include fines and/or imprisonment for not 
more than ten years, and possible civil penalties of not less than $1 million.


This Legislation will Not...

Prohibit research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning 
techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, 
tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans.

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