Summary: U.N Draft Ban on Human Cloning
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CLONING DECLARATION: U.N. diplomats are poised to approve a draft declaration to outlaw human cloning, a non-binding agreement that would not outlaw research cloning.
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In a victory for advocates of stem cell research, U.N. diplomats on Thursday gave up trying to craft a treaty to outlaw human cloning, and will probably settle for a less powerful document that won't seek a worldwide ban, officials said.
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UK scientists are calling for the UN to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of cloning.
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Australia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition.
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Talks at the United Nations  appear to have failed to avert a new U.N. confrontation over a  U.S.-led drive to ban all cloning of human embryos including  for stem cell research, diplomats said on Thursday.
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Britain's national academy of science  urged the United Nations on Monday to ignore a call by  President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.
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The UK's Royal Society urges the UN to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.
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Human therapeutic cloning has moved a step closer after U.S. researchers said they had successfully created embryonic stem cells from monkey embryos.
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The United Nations has shelved efforts to draft a treaty banning the cloning of human embryos in a setback for the Bush administration.
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The United States and other opponents of human cloning shelved their bid Friday for a UN treaty to ban the controversial procedure, unable to overcome opposition by nations seeking to allow cloning for embryonic stem cell research.
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Australia's House of Representatives voted Wednesday to lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, the bill's last hurdle before becoming law.
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Britain's national academy of science urged the United Nations on Monday to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.
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The United Nations abandons efforts to ban all cloning and opts for a non-binding resolution. It's a blow to President Bush's efforts to push a ban and a victory for embryonic stem cell researchers. By Kristen Philipkoski
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Britain's leading scientific institution  said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a  possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty  banning human cloning. The London-based Royal Society is  stepping up its drive to push the United Nations to ban the  cloning of babies, but to make no ruling on using the  technology for medical research, or therapeutic cloning, at its  59th General Session in October. The 191-nation U.N. General  Assembly is divided over whether to allow therapeutic cloning  to continue or to adopt a broad cloning ban championed by the  Bush administration and Costa Rica with strong backing from the  U.S. anti-abortion movement and many predominantly Roman  Catholic nations.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific studies that involve the cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush administration&#39;s push for a treaty to ban such research.
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Australia's Parliament on Thursday debated a bill that would lift the country's ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.
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Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases.