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U.S. HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO BAN HUMAN CLONING.

National Right to Life News

| August 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Right to Life Committee, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

WASHINGTON (August 3, 2001)--By a large margin, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to prohibit the creation of human embryos by cloning.

The bill, the Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 2505), was approved by the House on July 31 by a vote of 265-162. (See roll call chart, page 30.)

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) strongly supported the bill, which is sponsored by pro-life Reps. Dave Weldon (R-Fl.) and Bart Stupak (D-Mi.).

"By an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the House has acted to block the creation of human embryo farms--but the biotech firms will begin this ghoulish industry soon, unless the Senate also acts," ...

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