Legislation Needed to Prevent Cloning Misuse -
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Published on: 3/12/2005
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Echoing Zhang's views, Chen Hanbin, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, urged an immediate introduction of official regulation before a law is enacted.
"As the formulation of a law takes a long time, government administrations such as the Ministry of Health should move first to better regulate related research," he said.
"Therapeutic cloning research is such a solemn cause that it must be conducted in a very cautious way," he added.
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Chen expressed his support for the Chinese stance, saying therapeutic cloning is imperative and should enjoy sufficient funding from the State.He said it will help ease the endless shortage of human organs for transplant operations, and is conducive to solving the difficult problem of immunologic rejection.
"Such a technique offers a hope for a cure to some 100 million people with such conditions as Alzheimer's, cancer, diabetes and spinal cord injuries," he said.
"Whether for the sake of humanitarianism or for the aim of heeling the wounded and rescuing the dying, therapeutic cloning cannot be banned," added Chen, who is also a professor of Guiyang Medical College in southwest China's Guizhou Province.