[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1277-H1278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          REJECT EXPLOITATION

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Madam Speaker, the coming debate on cloning raises a 
fundamental issue: Is it ethical to turn

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human reproduction into a scientific manufacturing process? To me, 
Madam Speaker, the answer is an unequivocal no. There is no moral 
justification for human cloning.
  Some people claim that, in this case, the ends justify the means and 
we should just ignore the ethical connotations of creating cloned human 
embryos, for whatever purpose. But let us establish the first principle 
here: every life is precious and every life is unique.
  The procedures contemplated by opponents of a full cloning ban are no 
better than medical strip-mining, and they would trample the dignity of 
life. This we cannot and will not allow.

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