Tony Perkins' Washington Update
February 21, 2005

International Victory for Life

After three years of negotiation, the United Nations voted for a total ban on human cloning by 71-35 with 43 abstaining. The United States joined with Costa Rica, Uganda, and more than 60 other nations to ban human cloning. These countries stood up against the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Singapore, who led the fight against this moral initiative. The UN has called on member states to adopt urgent legislation outlawing all cloning practices "as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life." Many countries are concerned that their female citizens will be exploited by becoming egg farms for the cloning industry. Surprisingly, the UN is showing the leadership that we hoped the U.S. Senate would provide. The Senate needs to pass a total ban on human cloning.

Tony Perkins' Washington Update
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