United Kingdom: Reproductive Cloning
By Wellcome Trust,
Wellcome Trust
| 01. 01. 1997
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Human cloning should never be allowed and all research should be stopped.
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72
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| Cloning research should continue under strict controls and a decision taken later. |
19
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| Cloning should be allowed when it becomes possible. |
4
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- Conducted by Harris Research
- Source: Wellcome Trust, Public Perspectives on Human Cloning (London: Wellcome Trust, 1998)
- Source: The Independent (UK) (March 7, 1997)
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