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Canada Law Against Human Cloning

Canada Law Against Human Cloning Unconstitutional Quebec Court Rules

Montreal, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A Canadian law that prohibits human cloning for reproductive purposes but allows scientists to clone human embryos to kill for their stem cells is unconstitutional. That's the view of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which issued a ruling Thursday saying the federal government overstepped its authority. During the debate on the legislation, pro-life advocates applauded the reproductive cloning ban but said allowing scientists to clone and kill human beings for research was immoral and unethical. The measure also bans the buying and selling of human embryos and puts forth guidelines on in-vitro fertilization and the licensing of research. However, the Quebec court issued a 53-page ruling saying the provisions in the bill are unconstitutional because they encroach on provincial jurisdictions. The court said human cloning should be considered a health matter regulated by the individual provinces rather than a criminal matter subject to federal law.
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Cloning Human Law Canada

I think they are passing the buck. Instead of the federal government taking responsibility for the law they are letting the individual providences take charge.