[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CLONING BAN MUST BE PASSED BY SENATE

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, Congress' job is to represent the people. 
That does not mean that we should be a rubber stamp for every poll that 
is taken. The American people expect us to exercise our judgment; and, 
in fact, that is our constitutional duty. But when the Gallup 
organization tells us that 88 percent of the American people oppose 
cloning, it is pretty hard to deny the will of this country.
  Mr. Speaker, creating human life through cloning is unethical, and it 
is bad science. Creating human life with the intent to kill it in 
experiments is even worse. Yet that is the justification we are 
hearing. The scientists that are cloning human beings say that it is 
okay as long as they kill them off before they reach maturity. That is 
sick. It is time to demonstrate that at least we can still tell right 
from wrong.
  Mr. Speaker, the House has already passed a ban on human cloning. The 
other body needs to act immediately. There is no time to wait.

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