Jim Sensenbrenner: “I would like to quote from Dr. John Gerhart, who is on the other side of this issue, he comes from Johns Hopkins…”

“I would like to quote from Dr. John Gerhart, who is on the other side of this issue, he comes from Johns Hopkins University, at a press conference that was held yesterday by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) and the supporters of his amendment. Dr. Gerhart said, ``I contend it is an embryo. I don't think anybody is saying that it is just an egg.'' This follows along with what President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission stated in June of 1997. The executive summary says, ``The Commission begins its discussions fully recognizing that any effort in humans to transfer a somatic cell nucleus into an enucleated egg involves the creation of an embryo, with the apparent potential to be implanted in utero and developed to term.''”