Category Archives: Cloning
University of Minnesota wins award for fending off human cloning limitations
By Paul Stark The University of Minnesota has won a national award for its efforts to defeat legislation that would have prohibited human cloning for biomedical research (or for any other reason). On its website, the University boasts: “On October
Human Cloning Research Breakthrough Is Unethical
By Wesley J. Smith The Washington Post headline is misleading: “Scientists Report Possibly Crucial Advance in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” In actuality, this is a potential advance in human cloning research.(Scientists have long known how to create ES cell
Science, “Anti-Science,” and the Firewall
By Dave Andrusko I have attached two outstanding reviews of a new “breakthrough” study the results of which are grossly misrepresented, of no use, and highly unethical. I’m referring to Paul Stark’s “A breakthrough in embryo-destructive research?” and Wesley Smith’s
A breakthrough in embryo-destructive research?
By Paul Stark The journal Nature reported yesterday that scientists have derived embryonic stem cells from abnormal cloned human embryos. Here’s some background and explanation. Organisms can be cloned through a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer. In SCNT the
Taxpayer funding of human cloning offers no benefits to Minnesotans
State law now allows the use of tax dollars for unethical cloning research ST. PAUL – Since July 1, 2011, Minnesota state law has permitted the use of taxpayer funds for human cloning. Such research is unethical, deeply unpopular among
Lies, damned lies, and human cloning
Editor’s note. This appears on the blog of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. The Minnesota House DFL caucus has linked to a document (uploaded by Carrie Lucking, who works for the caucus) titled “What you need to know about the
Minnesota is open …… for state funded human cloning
Funding ban passed, vetoed, then excluded in special session negotiations ST. PAUL — The State of Minnesota is now involved in the human cloning business. After the state Legislature failed to re-authorize a ban on state funded human cloning during
Ban of State Funding of all forms of Human Cloning in Minnesota Caught in Budgetary Cross-Fire
By Dave Andrusko The state of Minnesota is in the midst of a bruising standoff between pro-abortion Gov. Mark Dayton (D) and the pro-life Republican House and Senate over a new budget. A casualty, hopefully only temporary, is the reauthorization
Cloning is cloning is cloning
Editor’s note. This first appeared on the blog of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life at http://prolifemn.blogspot.com/2011/05/cloning-is-cloning-is-cloning.html Two recent articles on the MCCL-backed human cloning ban legislation are refreshing for their honesty. The first is by Justin Kinney. The second is