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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Press Release |
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CBHD Challenges Human Cloning ClaimChicago, Illinois - December 27, 2002 - Late Thursday night, Clonaid, the cloning arm of the cult group the Raelians, claimed that they are the first to successfully bring a human clone to birth. The announcement was made by telephone to Agence France-Presse. No proof of the claim has been offered. "Regardless of the accuracy of the claim, the fact that renegade scientists are apparently continuing to work to clone human beings despite the proven dangers of mammalian cloning shows that the United States and the rest of the world need to pass a complete ban on this dangerous and unethical procedure as soon as possible," said Center Senior Fellow C. Ben Mitchell. Center experts such as President John F. Kilner, Ph.D. and Senior Fellows C. Ben Mitchell, Ph.D. and Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Ph.D. are currently available for media comment. For interviews with Center personnel, contact Daniel McConchie at 847-317-8180 or by email at dmcconchie@cbhd.org. About The Center for Bioethics and Human DignityThe Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is a 501(c) 3 non-profit think tank located in Chicago, Illinois. Its mission is to develop reasoned perspectives on all of today's bioethical issues and to disseminate them to health care professionals, academia, cultural and church leaders, public policy makers, and the media in order to protect human dignity. CBHD |
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Copyright 2002 by The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity The contents of this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CBHD, its staff, board or supporters. Permission to reprint granted as long as The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and the web address for this article is referenced. |
