House rejects bill to ban human cloning
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Mostly Republican lawmakers defeated a Democratic bid on Wednesday to outlaw cloning of human babies, concurring with the White House that the effort was flawed and would still permit destruction of life because it would allow embryos to be created for stem-cell research.
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The House joined the Senate yesterday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, described by Republican supporters as a vital protection for traditional families
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Legislation faces major hurdle in the House of Delegates, which rejected the ban last year.
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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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The United States was set to bring its call for a total ban on human cloning back to the UN on Thursday as the world community again struggled for consensus on the divisive issue.
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UN members drop attempts to draw up a treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, in a defeat for the US.
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Australia will allow embryonic stem  cells to be cloned for research after lawmakers on Wednesday  defied conservative Prime Minister John Howard in an emotive  parliamentary debate.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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Australia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition.
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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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BRITAINâS leading academic institution is backing an international campaign to stop the United States securing an international ban on all forms of human cloning.
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The U.S. abandoned a bid that it had aggressively pursued to obtain a U.N. treaty banning all human cloning, including that done in the name of medical research.
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Debate will now be political President Bush has used his veto to kill another bill that would have lifted some of the restrictions on research using human embryonic stem cells.â¦
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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.
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The U.S. House of Representatives, in its last days under Republican control, failed on Wednesday to pass a bill that would have required doctors to offer painkillers for fetuses before they abort them.
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British scientists were backing Sunday a campaign to stop the United States from creating a worldwide ban on all types 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