[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H7858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BAN HUMAN CLONING
(Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, we stand at the threshold of
discovery. However, there is a line that science must not cross.
Human cloning threatens the physical identity of people, it violates
their rights, and it demeans their unique individuality. In fact, even
most scientists admit that most attempts to clone would end in failure.
By allowing this practice, we are condoning mass creation and the
destruction of human life.
The truth is, we do not know what all the consequences of cloning a
person really are. But we do know that cloning raises serious ethical
and moral questions. The excuse of advancing science is not really
worth the risk in this case.
Time is of the essence. Scientists say that cloned human babies could
be born next year. Earlier this year, the House passed a vote to ban
human cloning in the United States. I urge my colleagues in the other
body to follow along and to vote to ban human cloning.
We must respect life or risk reaching a moral point of no return.
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