UN 'must ignore cloning ban call'
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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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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific studies that involve the cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush administration's push for a treaty to ban such research.
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The Vatican on Friday condemned  the cloning of human embryos, calling it the "worst type of  exploitation of the human being."
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UNITED NATIONS UN diplomats are dropping plans to draft a treaty banning human cloning, and could settle for a weaker declaration instead.
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Britain&#39;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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LONDON - Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said yesterday it is calling for support from other countries to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty to ban human cloning.
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The United Nations has put off for this year the question of whether to draft a treaty that would ban all human cloning. Diplomats instead settled on a compromise political declaration.
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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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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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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 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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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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UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon issues a warning to the world.
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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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A demand that the United Nations introduce a ban on cloning babies at its General Session in October will be made by the Royal Society today.
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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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CANBERRA, Australia -- Lawmakers rejected the moral views of their political leaders yesterday and lifted a four-year ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.