[extropy-chat] UN Delays Decision on Human Cloning

[Reason]

Looks like we all dodged a bullet here. Any of the pending resolutions would
have been very obnoxious; the longer that theraputic cloning research
continues, the harder it will be to ban - as more tangible results will be
to hand.

One can be optimistic and hope that this is a turning point of sorts. In
reality, if the current US administration is still in power in 2005, we'll
most likely be doing this all again. If it's a bunch of democrats instead,
we'll probably still be doing it all again...

I do recommend contacting your elected representatives to express your
feelings on the matter, while this thing is in the news:

http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_global_theraputic_cloning_ban.c
fm

http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_the_theraputic_cloning_ban.cfm

http://www.longevitymeme.org/projects/oppose_the_european_stem_cell_ban.cfm

Reason
http://www.exratio.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org]On Behalf Of
> natashavita at earthlink.net
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 1:35 PM
> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> Subject: [extropy-chat] UN Delays Decision on Human Cloning
>
>
> Here's some good news -
>
> "November 6, 2003; UNITED NATIONS, New York City (AP and CNN) --
> The United
> Nations voted narrowly Thursday to delay for two years any
> consideration of
> a treaty to ban human cloning, an issue that has left the world body
> bitterly divided.  Facing rival resolutions on a total ban or a partial
> ban, the General Assembly's legal committee voted 80-79 to accept a motion
> introduced by Iran on behalf of the 57 Islamic nations to postpone U.N.
> action on the issue. Fifteen countries abstained."
>
> **Now if we could have the gates open for theraputic clonging, I'd be
> really happy.
>
> Natasha
>
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