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veto, and in november 2005, Governor Jim Doyle vetoed the bill. in his
veto message, Doyle cited the importance of human esC research to the
state's national image and biotech industry that generates $6.9 billion an-
nually. Wisconsin's current governor, republican scott Walker, who sur-
vived a recall election on June 5, 2012, is known for his support of adult
stem cell research over embryonic stem cell and therapeutic cloning re-
search (Journal sentinel Politifact).
few countries have national laws addressing human cloning. Austra-
lia and the United Kingdom are exceptions. in Australia, a 2008 law pro-
hibits thirteen specific procedures related to human cloning. Among these
are “placing a human embryo clone in the human body or the body of an
animal,” “creating or developing a human embryo by fertilization that con-
tains genetic material provided by more than two persons,” and “devel-
oping a human embryo outside the body of a woman for more than 14 days”
(Commonwealth of Australia 2008). in the United Kingdom, reproductive
cloning has been prohibited since 2001. however, federally licensed thera-
peutic cloning is allowed. The 2001 legislation is described as “An Act to
prohibit the placing in a woman of a human embryo which has been cre-
ated otherwise than by fertilisation” (Department of health 2001). several
international organizations, including the United nations, the Council of
europe, and the World health organization, have produced statements or
treaties to ban human reproductive cloning (Kendall 2009).
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Conclusion
human reproductive cloning by sCnT seems imminently possible, but
currently, physical risks to the clone preclude morally acceptable attempts
to clone humans. Broad opposition to human reproductive cloning exists,
and diverse objections to human cloning are raised. objections based on
religious belief ought to be respected, but they ought not necessarily be al-
lowed to guide state and national policies. few, if any, secular-based objec-
tions to human cloning appear to be valid reasons for completely prohib-
iting the technology. nevertheless, several states in the United states and
at least two countries have laws banning human reproductive cloning. for
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