X-Message-Number: 18539 Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 05:20:38 -0500 From: Saul Kent <> Subject: Cloning Bills In Cryonet Message #18537, the following was stated: >>> I have read some of the posts concerning the clone ban. It is my understanding that the ban would be for cloning whole humans, not for theraputic cloning. At least that is what the newspaper clipping my wife give to me claimed. The Brownback Bill (S.790) bans all types of cloning, including therapeutic cloning. Two other bills have been introduced into the Senate, by Diane Feinstein and Tom Harkin. Both these bills ban reproductive cloning, but permit therapeutic cloning. These bills are currently being discussed in hearings set up by Senate Committees and Subcommitees. A vote is expected in the Senate in March. The Life Extension Foundation is urging people to contact members of the Senate to urge them to vote against the Brownback bill. (See www.lef.org). Saul Kent, Founder and Director Life Extension Foundation Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18539