America: Cloning
By LA Times,
Los Angeles Times
| 01. 30. 2003
Which of these statements comes closest to your view on human cloning?
| I support a complete ban on all research into human cloning without exception |
I support a ban on human cloning that would still allow research on cloned embryos to learn more about diseases |
I oppose any law that restricts research into human cloning |
No opinion |
| 11 |
41 |
43 |
5 |
- Conducted: January 30 to February 2, 2003
- 1385 Americans
- Source: Los Angeles Times via Matthew C. Nisbet, "Public Opinion About Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning" Public Opinion Quarterly 2004 68(1):131-154; doi:10.1093/poq/nfh009, http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/68/1/131
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