[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INTERNATIONAL CLONING BAN

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, last month a U.N. committee approved a 
resolution calling on nations quickly to adopt and implement 
legislation ``to prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they 
are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life.'' 
Further, the declaration, introduced by Honduras, also called on 
countries to ``prevent the exploitation of women.'' Cloning requires 
harvesting eggs from women.
  This is significant. While not binding, I find this a hopeful 
statement about an emerging view towards respecting the sanctity of 
human life.
  In early January I introduced my legislation, which, besides 
prohibiting Federal funding of human cloning, also expresses the sense 
of Congress that foreign nations should establish total prohibition on 
human cloning as well. The U.N. resolution will soon advance to the 
high court, and our Congress should lend our confidence to them. Please 
join with me in cosponsoring my bill H.R. 222.

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