TITLE: Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research

CIS-NO: 2001-H361-5  
SOURCE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: Mar. 28, 2001  
LENGTH: iii+153 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1019-A-01; 1019-B-01  
SUDOC: Y4.C73/8:107-5  
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2001-14586  
 
GPO-STOCK-NO: 552-070-26999-7.

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-5. Hearing before the Subcom on Oversight and Investigations to review issues surrounding the possible cloning of human beings, including ethical concerns.
 
Supplementary material (p. 10-30, 145-153) includes submitted statements.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Human cloning research, issues review

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, ENERGY AND COMMERCE. HOUSE;  BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; GENETICS; MEDICAL ETHICS

01-H361-5 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Mar. 28, 2001 p. 34-78
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   OKARMA, THOMAS B. (President and CEO, Geron Corp.; also representing Biotechnology Industry Organization)
   WESTHUSIN, MARK E. (Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University)
   JAENISCH, RUDOLF (Professor, Biology, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research)
   ZAVOS, PANOS M. (Founder, Director, and Chief, Andrology Institute)
   BOISSELIER, BRIGITTE (Director, Clonaid)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Differing views on human cloning; concerns with the potential cloning of humans, citing possible risks based on animal cloning experiences (related bibl, 43-44); differing perspectives on ethical issues involved in consideration of human cloning.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Human cloning research, issues review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   GERON CORP.; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION; CLONAID; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; ANIMALS
 
 
01-H361-5 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Mar. 28, 2001 p. 78-94
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   ZOON, KATHRYN C. (Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA)
   MURRAY, THOMAS H. (Commissioner, National Bioethics Advisory Commission)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Concerns with the potential cloning of humans.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Human cloning research, issues review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEDERAL ADVISORY BODIES; NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION
 
 
01-H361-5 TESTIMONY NO: 3     Mar. 28, 2001 p. 95-145
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CAPLAN, ARTHUR L. (Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania)
   PENCE, GREGORY E. (Professor, Philosophy, Schools of Medicine and Humanities, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
   CAMERON, NIGEL M. (consultant in bioethics)
   EIBERT, MARK D. (advocate for infertile patients)
   TERRY, SHARON F. (Vice President, Consumers, Genetic Alliance)
   SOULES, MICHAEL R. (Dr.) (President, American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
   WICKER, RANDOLFE H. (Director, Human Cloning Foundation; also representing Clone Rights United Front)
   HANSON, JAYDE (Assistant General Secretary, Public Witness and Advocacy, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church)
   VORILHON, CLAUDE (Rael) (Leader, Raelian Movement)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Arguments for and against human cloning; opposing views on proposals to prohibit human cloning and human cloning research; differing perspectives on safety and ethical issues involved in human cloning research.
 
INSERTION:
   -- Eibert, M. D., "Human Cloning: Myths, Medical Benefits and Constitutional Rights" 1999 (p. 110-118).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Human cloning research, issues review
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   GENETIC ALLIANCE; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; HUMAN CLONING FOUNDATION; CLONE RIGHTS UNITED FRONT; UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; MEDICAL REGULATION; CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

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