William H. Frist: “I believe all human cloning for scientific reasons, for ethical reasons, and for reasons surrounding the health and…”

“I believe all human cloning for scientific reasons, for ethical reasons, and for reasons surrounding the health and safety of women should be banned. This whole subject of human cloning was the subject of a lot of discussion earlier this year. This summer, the House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting the human cloning by a large and overwhelming margin. But in light of the events of September 11, much of the discussion was put aside. A lot of that changed on Sunday. And now I believe it is incumbent upon the Senate to address this critical issue before adjourning for the year. I urge the majority leader to call up the House bill and to allow the Senate to work its will on that bill. We don't have the luxury of time that I think many of us thought we had.”