[extropy-chat] UN shoots down proposed US cloning ban

[Damien Broderick]

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1100825102602B252


By Irwin Arieff

United Nations - Efforts by the United States (US) to secure a global 
treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell 
research, were dealt a major setback on Thursday when United Nations (UN) 
diplomats agreed to work for a political declaration on the issue instead.

"This is a done deal. We resume consideration in February on a 
declaration," said one envoy involved in last-minute negotiations before a 
showdown on the issue which had been expected at a United Nations committee 
on Friday.
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