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During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious public health project. “Tonight, I’m launching a new Precision Medicine Initiative to bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes...

This is the 15th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. You can read the first part here. The series...

Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.

"These are saliva...

"If proven to be safe, we believe preventive gene editing could be one of the most important health technologies of...

By Viginia Commonwealth University, Viginia Commonwealth University | 08.23.2001

How much do you favor or oppose...

 

  Strongly Favor Somewhat Favor Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Don’t Know No...
By Antonio Regelado and Meera Louis, The Wall Street Journal | 08.20.2001

As the science of cloning and embryonic stem cells advances at a breathtaking pace, universities and companies are seeking sweeping...

By Leger Marketing, Leger Marketing | 08.15.2001
 
Support / Favor / Yes
Against / No
Are you for or against the cloning of human beings?
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By Susan Sachs, The New York Times | 08.15.2001

The pitch could not be more direct. The intended audience could not be more specific.

"Desire a Son?" asked an...

By Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle | 08.09.2001

Odd-Couple Pairing in US Cloning Debate:
Abortion-Rights Activists Join GOP Conservatives

Tom Abate
San Francisco Chronicle
August 9, 2001

The...

By ABC News/BeliefNet, ABC News/BeliefNet | 08.08.2001
 
Legal
Illegal
Do you think it should be legal or illegal to clone humans in the United States?*
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By Nigel Cameron and Lori Andrews, Chicago Tribune | 08.08.2001

Italian fertility specialist Severino Antinori has announced that he will begin human cloning in early 2002. Two hundred couples desperately...

By Katha Pollitt , The Nation | 08.06.2001
Our fears about human cloning are unfounded and naive

Is human cloning a feminist issue? Two cloning bans are currently...