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>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 -- Glenn McGee PhD Center for Bioethics University of Pennsylvania 3401 Market St. Suite 320 Phila PA 19104-3308 http://bioethics.org