>Some listmembers might be interested in the UK government's
>legislation which the House of Lords approved yesterday (Monday)
>after lengthy debate to extend the 1990 Human Fertilisation and
>Embryology Act and allow testing of  stem cells derived from the
>cloning of embryos for medical research.
>Reports are in all today's London newspapers, including the
>Guardian. Full details, including an archive of related articles and
>features can be found at <www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/genes>
>Other links listed in the newspaper are:
><www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900037_en_1.htm
>>  Full text of HFE Act.
><www.doh.gov.uk/cegc/stemcellreport.htm>  Department of Health report
>on stem cell cloning.
><www.doh.gov.uk/cegc>  DoH advisory group on stem cell research
><www.tasc.ac.uk/cc/briefing/0012/0001204.htm>  Catholic bishop's
>views on cloning
><www.cofe.anglican.uk/view/embryo.html> Church of England statement
>on cloning.
>
>Hope this is useful
>
>Anthony
>
>Anthony Shedden
>Newcastle upon Tyne
>UK

I wrote a little piece on this and its relationship to the US
politics on stem cells and abortion for MSNBC bioethics:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/520126.asp  (just fyi since you didn't
include any US links; sorry for the self-promotion which really is
not intended at all; we are compiling a list of US coverage of this
story at http://ajobonline.com as well).

Glenn
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