CLONING

UN committee approves international declaration against human cloning

21 February 2005 –An international declaration calling for a ban on human cloning has been approved in a contentious vote by the main United Nations Legal Committee.

The “Sixth Committee” voted 71 in favor to 35 against – with 43 abstentions – to pass the text along to the General Assembly for formal adoption. The declaration calls for countries to prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life.

The United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning was approved after earlier efforts failed to elaborate a binding international treaty on the practice.

In its resolution, the Sixth Committee also called for the adoption of all measures necessary to protect human life in the application of life sciences, and to prohibit the application of genetic engineering techniques that may be contrary to human dignity.

If you would like more information on human cloning, please contact:

David Prentice, Family Research Council (www.frc.org) 1-202-286-2477

Nigel Cameron, Institute On Biotechnology and the Human Future (www.thehumanfuture.org)

Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America (www.cwfa.org) 1-202-497-9590

Lea Sevick, C-FAM (www.c-fam.org) 1-201-407-0826

Thomas Jacobson, Focus on the Family (www.family.org) 1-719-651-3366

Samantha Singson, Campaign Life Coalition - Canada 1-416-576-1494

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On October 29, 2002 the J. Reuben Clark School of Law sponsored a forum on Human Cloning.* Nigel M. Cameron, Ph.D. and David A. Prentice, Ph.D. discussed the ethical and scientific aspects surrounding this issue.

You may view the presentations and question/answer session from this meeting by clicking the links below. You must have RealPlayer to view the video files. Click here to download a free version of Real Player.

Files Available
Topic	File Formats
Cloning Meeting Information	pdf
Scientific Explanation by Dr. David Prentice	real media
Ethical Discussion by Dr. Nigel Cameron	real media
Questions and Answers	real media
Prentice Presentation Powerpoint	powerpoint	html

* This was an academic forum for open and full debate. The views expressed at the forum do not necessarily reflect the views of the J. Reuben Clark School of Law or its sponsoring university.