International Cloning Ban

INTERNATIONAL CLONING BAN -- (House of Representatives - March 01, 2005)
(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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