Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the 6 month moratorium on human cloning which the Senate is now debating. In recent years, science has progressed rapidly. In 1997, Ian Wilmut and a team of researchers successfully created an adult cloned sheep, Dolly. With the specter of human cloning on the near horizon, the Senate nonetheless rejected legislation to ban this act based largely on 2 arguments, that anti-cloning legislation would stop stem cell research, and that the science was not advanced enough to clone human beings. Three years later, history and science have proven these arguments false. Not only are a few scientists moving forward to clone humans, but we also now know conclusively that a human cloning ban will not halt research that could lead to cures for chronic and debilitating illnesses, including promising embryonic stem cell research which I support. The President has called for a ban on human cloning, and the House of Representatives has passed legislation by an overwhelming bipartisan margin. Now, it is up to the Senate. The case against human cloning is compelling and comprehensive.”