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Date sent: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:20:35 -0400 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NEWS: BMJ: Netherlands bans cloning of human embryos for research To: [log in to unmask] > 7 October 2000 - Utrecht - The Dutch government is proposing to ban > medical research involving the therapeutic cloning of human embryos > for at least three years. > > The embryos bill, now before parliament, forbids the creation of > embryos specifically for scientific research, as most public opinion > in the Netherlands still considers this unacceptable. > > The ban contradicts advice from the government's scientific advisers, > the health council, that creating embryos should be permitted in > limited areas of scientific research. > Yup. This is the very scenario that I worry about happening in the United States and Canada. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************