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In Historic Speech, President Bush Urges Senate to Ban Human Embryo Cloning, But Democratic Leader Says No.

National Right to Life News

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WASHINGTON (April 14, 2002) -- In a historic speech, President George W. Bush has called on the U.S. Senate to approve a total ban on the cloning of human embryos.

If the Senate fails to pass the pending Brownback-Landrieu bill, America faces the prospect of human "embryo farms" and widespread "destruction of nascent human life," the President said.

The President's speech was delivered on April 10 in the White House East Room to an audience of about 175 representatives of various organizations supporting the ban, including National Right to Life.

"As we seek to improve human life, we must always preserve human dignity," the President said. "And ...

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