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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," ...
Source: HighBeam Research, U.S. HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO BAN HUMAN CLONING.