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House Pressuring Senate to Take up Cloning Ban Jason Pierce, CNSNews.comCNSNews.com -- The refusal by the U.S. Senate to discuss a ban on the cloning of human embryos is "allowing science to dictate national policy," according to Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak, who joined other House members Wednesday in pressuring the Senate to take up the issue. Debate over cloning intensified this week after Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), a scientific research firm in Boston, announced that it had cloned a six cell human embryo. Stupak, a Democrat and Florida Republican Rep. Dave Weldon lead a bipartisan coalition of House members attempting to persuade senators to take up The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001, which was approved by the House in July, 265-162. "The debate over the scientific, legal and moral aspects of this procedure should engage all Americans before it is permitted to go forward," Stupak said. Weldon said research into the cloning of human embryos is "unfounded, unethical, and unnecessary," and should be made illegal. He mentioned that "Dolly," the cloned sheep, was created after more than 250 attempts, most of them resulting in death or severely deformed sheep. Weldon said this should not be done with humans. "There are no animal models, nor human models, to justify proceeding with this kind of research," Weldon said. "I believe if this is not stopped, it will be only a matter of time before it proliferates to more labs, more research centers, and then it is only a matter of time before it is... implanted into a woman's womb in an attempt to create human clones. "I also think this is unethical because it is going to call for the donation of eggs by women. And who will be the women who will do this? Poor women, women who need money," Weldon said. Stupak said the cloning debate is a perfect opportunity for the U.S. Senate to send a strong message about America's ethics. "We cannot afford to treat the issue of human embryo cloning lightly, nor can we treat it without serious debate and consideration," Stupak said. "Yet the Senate refuses to even debate the issue. What message will the U.S. Senate send? Will it be a cynical signal, that human embryo cloning and destruction is okay, acceptable, even to be encouraged, all in the name of science? Or will it be a message urging caution and care? "The human race is not open for experimentation," Stupak said.
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