Joe Pitts: “recently a religious group called the Raelians announced that they had cloned a human being, and despite all the press…”

“recently a religious group called the Raelians announced that they had cloned a human being, and despite all the press coverage they have received most observers are convinced this is a hoax. But true or not, this episode underscores the fact that human cloning is no longer limited to B movie science fiction. The technology exists. It may take hundreds of tries and it may result in dozens of horribly mutated human embryos and the violation of every standard of ethics and decency, but human cloning is very close to happening. Congress must act before it is too late. We need to pass a comprehensive human cloning ban into law immediately. The House did its job last year, passed a bill that died in the Senate. Now both Houses of Congress need to pass a comprehensive cloning ban. We need to stop this horror before it happens. The bill is being introduced today by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Weldon). I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this important bill, and I urge the House to pass it as soon as possible. It is still not too late for us to act.”