,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bafd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,h>ris 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit human clon+4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,human ,clon+ ,prohibition ,act ( #bjab4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 "s individuals h ann\nc$ t !y w attempt to clone human be+s us+ ! te*nique kn[n z somatic cell nucle> transf] already us$ ) limit$ success 9 %eep & o!r animals2 7#b7 ne>ly all sci5ti/s agree t su* attempts pose a massive risk ( produc+ *ildr5 :o are /illborn1 unheal?y1 or sev]ely disabl$1 & consid]$ op9ion is virtually unanim\s t su* attempts are !re=e grossly irresponsible & une?ical2 7#c7 ef=ts to create human be+s by clon+ m>k a new & decisive /ep t[>d turn+ human reproduction into a manufactur+ process 9 :i* *ildr5 are made 9 laboratories to preorda9$ specifications &1 pot5tially1 9 multiple copies2 7#d7 because x is an asexual =m ( reproduction1 clon+ conf\nds ! mean+ ( fa!r & "m & confuses ! id5tity & k9%ip relations ( any clon$ *ild1 & ?us ?reat5s to weak5 exi/+ notions reg>d+ :o be>s :i* p>5tal duties & responsibilities = *ildr52 7#e7 because clon+ requires no p]sonal involvem5t by ! p]son ^: g5etic mat]ial is us$1 clon+ c\ld easily be us$ to reproduce liv+ or deceas$ p]sons )\t _! cons5t2 7#f7 creat+ clon$ live-born human *ildr5 7sometimes call$ reproductive clon+7 necess>ily beg9s by creat+ clon$ human embryos1 a process :i* "s also propose z a way to create embryos = rese>* or z s\rces ( cells & tissues = possible treatm5t ( o!r humans2 7#g7 ! prospect ( creat+ new human life solely to be exploit$ & de/roy$ 9 ?is way has be5 condemn$ on moral gr\nds by _m1 includ+ support]s ( a "r to abortion1 z display+ a pr(\nd disrespect = life1 & rec5t sci5tific advances ) adult /em cells indicate t !re are fruitful & morally unproblematic alt]natives to ?is approa*2 7#h7 9 ord] to be effective1 a ban on human clon+ mu/ /op ! clon+ process at ! beg9n+ because-- 7,a7 clon+ w\ld take place )9 ! privacy ( a doctor-pati5t relation%ip2 7,b7 ! transf] ( embryos to beg9 a pregnancy is a simple proc$ure2 & 7,c7 any gov]nm5t ef=t to prev5t ! transf] ( an exi/+ embryo1 or to prev5t bir? once ! transf] has occurr$1 w\ld raise sub/antial moral1 legal1 & practical issues1 s t x w be ne>ly impossible to prev5t attempts at reproductive clon+ once clon$ human embryos are available 9 ! laboratory2 7#i7 ! sci5tifically & m$ically useful practices ( clon+ ( ,,dna fragm5ts1 kn[n z molecul> clon+1 ! duplication ( somatic cells 7or /em cells7 9 tissue culture1 kn[n z cell clon+1 & :ole-organism or embryo clon+ ( nonhuman animals are appropriate uses ( m$ical te*nology2 7#aj7 9 ! preamble to ! #aiih ,additional ,protocol on ! ,prohibition ( ,clon+ ,human ,be+s ! ,c\ncil ( ,europe agre$ t ! in/rum5talisation ( human be+s ?r\gh ! delib]ate creation ( g5etically id5tical human be+s is contr>y to human dignity & ?us con/itutes a misuse ( biology & m$ic9e2 7#aa7 collaborative ef=ts to p]=m human clon+ are conduct$ 9 ways t affect int]/ate & ev5 int]national comm]ce1 & ! legal /atus ( clon+ w h a great impact on h[ biote*nology companies direct _! res\rces = rese>* & developm5t2 7#ab7 at lea/ #bc c\ntries h bann$ all human clon+1 includ+ ,canada1 ,france1 & ,g]many2 7#ac7 ! ,unit$ ,nations has pass$ a decl>ation call+ = all human clon+ to be bann$ by memb] nations2 & 7#ad7 attempts to create clon$ human embryos = developm5t ( embryonic /em cell l9es h be5 unsuccessful1 includ+ ! exploitation ( ov] a hundr$ wom5 9 ,s\? ,korea to provide ov] #b1jjj human eggs )\t ! production ( a s+le /em cell l9e4 #c4 ,prohibition on human clon+ 7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #ae ! foll[+3 #af ,,human ,,clon+ ,sec4 #cja4 ,def9itions4 #cjb4 ,prohibition on human clon+4 #cja4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is *apt]3 7#a7 ,human clon+ ,! t]m human clon+ means human asexual reproduction1 accompli%$ by introduc+ ! nucle> mat]ial ( a human somatic cell into a f]tiliz$ or unf]tiliz$ oocyte ^: nucleus has be5 remov$ or inactivat$ to produce a liv+ organism 7at any /age ( developm5t7 ) a human or pr$om9antly human g5etic con/itution4 7#b7 ,somatic cell ,! t]m somatic cell means a diploid cell 7hav+ a complete set ( *romosomes7 obta9$ or d]iv$ f a liv+ or deceas$ human body at any /age ( developm5t4 #cjb4 ,prohibition on human clon+ 7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,x %all be unlawful = any p]son or entity1 public or private1 9 or affect+ int]/ate comm]ce-- 7#a7 to p]=m or attempt to p]=m human clon+2 7#b7 to p>ticipate 9 an attempt to p]=m human clon+2 or 7#c7 to %ip or receive ! product ( human clon+ = any purpose4 7b7 ,importation ,x %all be unlawful = any p]son or entity1 public or private1 to import ! product ( human clon+ = any purpose4 7c7 ,p5alties 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son or entity t is convict$ ( violat+ any provision ( ?is section %all be f9$ "u ?is section or imprison$ n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4 7#b7 ,civil p5alty ,any p]son or entity t is convict$ ( violat+ any provision ( ?is section %all be subject to1 9 ! case ( a violation t involves ! d]ivation ( a pecuni>y ga91 a civil p5alty ( n less ?an #a1jjj1jjj & n m ?an an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( ! gross ga9 multipli$ by #b1 if t am\nt is great] ?an #a1jjj1jjj4 7d7 ,sci5tific ,rese>* ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all re/rict areas ( sci5tific rese>* n specifically prohibit$ by ?is section1 includ+ rese>* 9 ! use ( nucle> transf] or o!r clon+ te*niques to produce molecules1 ,,dna1 cells o!r ?an human embryos1 tissues1 organs1 plants1 or animals o!r ?an humans4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical ,am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to *apt] #ae ! foll[+3 #af4;,human ,clon+#cja 4