X-Message-Number: 8090
Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 97 23:03:58 
From: Mike Perry <>
Subject: International Cloning Society

The following article on the International Cloning Society
from its director, Arthur D. Lafferty, was sent to me by Thierry 
Jordan, , with permission to send it on to 
CryoNet.--Mike Perry

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General Information 

HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY


The Society was founded in 1988 as a component of the JFL Institute, division of
Health, Longevity and Life Extension.

PURPOSE, GOALS AND MEMBERSHIP


The Society has taken steps to prepare for the advent of human cloning, which it

feels will occur in the near future. The Society believes there will be several 
situations

where human cloning will be desirable. Members of the Society consist of those 
people who

support this belief. Members are also given the option of making themselves 
available,
through the Society, for possible, eventual cloning.


The Society also serves as a lobby....a voice in support of selective, carefully
managed human cloning.

THE CLONING OPTION

The Society has been conducting studies and is currently engaged in

communication with a number of biological laboratories/organizations with a view

to determining the most effective and secure means to extract, preserve and 
store
the cells of those members who have expressed their desire to be cloned at some
point in the future.


Members will be advised when the procedures have been satisfactorily set up and
approved, and when and how they can exercise their option to become a

prospective "clonee." We do, of course, anticipate some costs to be assessed to

those electing to be prospective clonees, which will be announced once 
determined.
We can tell you now, the "cloning bank" will entail the following steps:


1) procurement, preservation and storage of cells from those electing to become
prospective clonees (we anticipate that the procurement of cells will be a very
safe and harmless procedure).

2) procurement and storage of biological and biographical data from those
electing to become prospective clonees.

3) a trust fund to be set up to cover the cost of maintaining the above
data/items in perpetuity.

4) the procedure will also involve the filing of a "statement of disposition"
from each prospective clonee which outlines the specific circumstances in which
they consent to being cloned. 
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We hope the following data will be informative and useful to you. Also, in the

event you haven't read our recent online news releases, we encourage you to look
them up.

The online addresses are:

http://www.webspawner.com/users/cloning/

http://www.webspawner.com/users/clone2/

We anticipate the need to issue more news releases in the future, so keep your
eyes open.


Thank you again for your enquiry and your interest in the work we do. Should you

decide to become a member of our Society, you will be kept regularly informed of
our 
proceedings.

Arthur D. Lafferty, Director 

Becoming a Member 


Although the Society is supported in part by a private endowment, nominal annual

dues are required (currently $35 per year/US funds) from members to help us 
sustain our

work. This also provides each member with a periodic newsletter and updates on 
the
activities of the Society.

Those wishing to become a member of the Society need only mail their name and
address, together with their first year's dues (payable to "ICS"), to:

Arthur D. Lafferty, Director

International Cloning Society
2924 Walnut Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
USA

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