TOKYO, Dec 1 (LSN.ca) – Yesterday Japan’s parliament passed 229-11 a law banning human cloning with penalties on infringement including up to 10 years in prison or a fine of $90,000 (US). AP reports that the law also prohibits creating hybrid human-animal embryos and implanting them in humans or animals. Canada remains one of the only countries in the world without any laws regulating the exploding field of new reproductive technologies.
For more see the AP coverage at: https://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500285178-500449855-502932719-0,00.html
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