tailieunhanh - Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable: Future Options for UN Governance

Human cloning has been one of the most emotive and divisive issues to face UN negotiators and the international community in recent years. This report examines how, that despite a widespread consensus amongst nations that it is desirable to ban reproductive cloning, efforts to negotiate an international convention ground to a halt due to fundamental divisions regarding so-called research or therapeutic cloning. Firm positions on both sides of the debate led to the compromise position of a non-binding UN Declaration on Cloning, (A/RES/59/280). Scientists committed to carrying out research in this area, can do so in many countries where domestic regulations. | Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable Future Options for UN Governance UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY UNU-IAS Institute of Advanced Studies UNU-IAS Report Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable Future Options for UN Governance This report was prepared by Chamundeeswari Kuppuswamy Darryl Macer Mihaela Serbulea Brendan Tobin Comments and feedback on this are sought. Please contact the following Biodiplomacy Programme United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies 6F International Organizations Center Pacifico - Yokohama 1-1-1 Minato Mirai Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-8502 Japan Fax 81-45-221-2303 Email chamu@ serbulea_m@ .