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PARIS, Feb. 12, 2001 (LSN.ca) – Speaking at the opening of a life sciences conference in Lyons, French President Jacques Chirac criticized Britain for allowing the cloning of human embryos for research purposes. Chirac encouraged the use of stem cells from adults, an ethically acceptable way of achieving many of the alleged medical benefits of human cloning. He suggested that the final decision about cloning should be made at the international rather than the national level.

For more see the report in The Times at:  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-81177,00.html

(with files from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children)