| Although US President George W. Bush has made it very clear to the American public that he favours a total ban on human cloning - whether for research or for reproductive purposes - legislation to do so has yet to pass muster in the US Senate. The subject of human cloning and stem cell research is being hotly debated in the US while scientists in other countries, unhampered by the prospect of a governmental ban, are forging ahead. Opponents to cloning fear the ethical and moral implications while proponents are keen to find the scientific answers that may one day lead to cures for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, juvenile diabetes and a number of other debilitating diseases. Will we run amuck with this intensely powerful technology or learn to use it to our best advantage? |
