New Bill Would Ban Using Human Cloning to Create Human-Animal Hybrids
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two members of the U.S. Senate who have been behind unsuccessful efforts to ban all forms of human cloning have introduced new legislation with a new approach. They want to ban the use of human cloning to make human-animal hybrids, the kind of research taking place currently in England. Stephen Minger of King's College London, who has received permission from the British government to engage in hybrid cloning there, has been pushing hybrids forward. He is attempting to fuse DNA from cows with that of humans in order to create new stem cells that could be used in scientific research. Sens. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, and Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, want to prohibit such research from taking place in the United States. "This legislation works to ensure that our society recognizes the dignity and sacredness of human life," Brownback told LifeNews.com on Friday. "Creating human-animal hybrids, which permanently alter the genetic makeup of an organism, will challenge the very definition of what it means to be human and is a violation of human dignity and a grave injustice," he explained. Ref. Source 1