Clonación Humana: Una Lucha Contra el Tiempo
By Pedro F. Frisneda,
Tiempos del Mundo
| 09. 11. 2002
En este mes, delegados de varios países del mundo se
reunirán por segunda vez, en la sede de las Naciones
Unidas, para tratar de aprobar una legislación internacional
que prohíba la clonación reproductiva humana.
La meta es detener el acelerado avance de estos experimentos,
que según los expertos, podrían alterar la esencia
de la humanidad. Hasta el momento, la experiencia científica
de la clonación ha dado resultados satisfactorios en
animales. A los casos de la oveja Dolly en Escocia y la gata
CC en Estados Unidos, se sumó recientemente el nacimiento,
por clonación, de una ternera en la Argentina. Nueve
países ya realizan estas experiencias, con vistas a la
obtención de recursos para el tratamiento de graves enfermedades,
lo que supone un costado positivo de esta técnica. Pero
lo que se teme es que, tras los anuncios de algunos científicos,
la clonación humana esté a la vuelta de la esquina.
El pasado mes de febrero grupos de científicos, expertos
en el área de la genética, abogados y defensores
de los derechos humanos se reunieron en la sede de la Organización...
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