Throughout the United States and much of the world the legal issues surrounding cloning have been hard pressed since the birth of Dolly in 1997. Dolly was created using a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer and not long after Dolly's birth it was suggested that the same method be used to clone human beings. That is when the governments all around the world started paying much more attention to the concerns of cloning.
Shortly after the birth of Dolly then President Clinton purposed a moratorium on any amount of federal funds for the research of human cloning because of the uncertainties that related to cloning. Clinton said that he would take appropriate actions after the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) concluded their thorough investigation of the societal e
In august of 1997, Clinton purposed a bill that would ban any cloned cells being placed in the womb of a female for five years, giving the NBAC adequate time to research and make a recommendation to congress on the medical, ethical, and legal aspects of human cloning. The NBAC research concluded the following:
While Senate Republicans found themselves agreeing with the NBAC on much of the cloning recommendation, they felt that regulations needed to be tougher. House Majority Leader, Richard Armey stated "creating multiple copies of God's unique handiwork devalues human dignity and turns children into mere products of adult whims. That path leads to designer children, organ farms and a growing disregard for the sanctity of human life ." House Democrats fiercely opposed this idea and purposed a bill of their
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