Political Quotes

“This measure is a very carefully and narrowly targeted provision that places an outright ban on the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer for human cloning purposes. It defines one technique, the technique that was used to create, by cloning, the sheep Dolly and says that you shall not do that for human beings --quite simply. Why is this necessary? Why is it necessary that we move forward on this? Well, frankly, recent reports show that a Chicago-based scientist is prepared to move forward with human cloning experimentation. I think this forces an immediate debate on how far out on a moral cliff we are willing to let science proceed before we as a nation insist on some meaningful constraints. We no longer have the luxury of waiting around for this morally reprehensible act to occur. That scientist is proposing to raise huge sums of money and promise infertile couples that he can clone human beings for them. The time for the debate and action is now.”