America: Reproductive Cloning
By Gallup,
Gallup
| 04. 22. 2002
Would you favor or oppose a law that would prohibit the cloning of human beings [or are you unsure]?
| |
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
No opinion |
| with the "unsure option" |
39 |
36 |
25 |
|
| without the "unsure option" |
53 |
40 |
N/A |
7 |
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