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“finally we have a reasonable approach to prohibiting human cloning without prohibiting the ability to conduct valuable medical research. Although H.R. 2505 bans reproductive cloning, it goes too far by banning necessary therapeutic research which could grant new hope to patients who have been told there is no cure for their illnesses. We all agree that reproductive cloning, cloning to produce a pregnancy, should be prohibited. But, in prohibiting reproductive cloning, we must not exclude valuable research cloning that could lead to significant medical advances. The Greenwood/Deutsch Substitute Amendment narrows the prohibition and focuses on actions which would result in a cloned child by limiting the prohibition to cloning to initiate or the intent to initiate a pregnancy. This would ensure that the cloning of humans is prohibited, while the use of cloning for medical purposes is preserved. The substitute also protects state laws on human cloning that have been enacted prior to the passage of this legislation. The Greenwood/Deutsch Substitute includes a registration provision for performing a human somatic cell nuclear transfer, so that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is able to monitor the use of the technology and enforce the prohibition against reproductive cloning. In addition, this substitute would contain a sunset provision as recommended by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.”