LONDON, NOV. 1, 2000 (ZENIT.org).- Members of the British House of Commons
rejected by a margin of more than 2-1 a bill which would have authorized
research on cloned human embryos.

Evan Harris, who acknowledged during his speech that a large number of
people had written to their representatives in Parliament opposing the
measure, saw his 10-minute rule bill defeated 175-83.

John Smeaton, national director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn
Children, commented: "This is a healthy start to our campaign against human
cloning. However, while Dr. Harris' bill has failed, I have had a letter
from the government this week which made it clear that they will be
introducing regulations to facilitate research on cloned human embryos
before the year is out."
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