Questions and Answers on Human Cloning, by Congressman Dave Weldon, M.D. --
April, 2005

Letter in which Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson says he will recommend veto of any bill to authorize human cloning for research   -- (5/15/02)

Justice Department testimony on how human cloning legislation would be enforced (pdf file) -  (5/15/02)

NRLC Launches New Radio Ads in Eight States, Urging Calls to Senators in Support of Brownback-Landrieu Bill  (4/19/02)

Text of President Bush's 2002 Speech Urging a Ban on all Forms of Human Cloning (4/10/02)

Text of President Bush's Speech on Stem Cell Research (8/19/01)

Factsheet:  Scientists Say Therapeutic Cloning Creates a Human Embryo  (7/26/01)

The Amazing Vanishing Embryo Trick   (7/17/01)

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KILLING HUMAN EMBRYOS
(Human Cloning and Related Issues)  

Questions and Answers on Human Cloning, by Congressman Dave Weldon, M.D. -- April, 2005
For PDF version, click HERE

Text of the Brownback-Landrieu Human Cloning Prohibition Act (S. 658) -- reintroduced on March 17, 2005 (PDF file)  To see an always-current list of cosponsors of the Brownback-Landrieu Human Cloning Prohibition Act (S. 658), please click here.

Text of the Weldon-Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 1357) -- reintroduced on March 17, 2005 (PDF file)  To see an always-current list of cosponsors of the Weldon-Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R., 1357), please click here.

U.N. General Assembly Adopts Declaration Urging Ban on All Forms of Human Cloning -- March 8, 2005

Dr. Charles Krauthammer slams Kerry-Edwards on stem cell "demagoguery" -- October 15, 2004

John Kerry on stem cell research: fiction vs. fact   NRLC newspaper ad -- October 7, 2004

KEY DOCUMENT
John Kerry's Doubletalk on Cloning Human Embryos -- August 24, 2004

Senator Bryon Dorgan (D-ND) and Human Cloning -- September 6, 2004

Majority Opposes Tax Funding of Stem Cell Research that Kills Human Embryos -- August 23, 2004

"The Religion of Stem Cell Research."  Slate chief political correspondent Will Saletan writes on John Kerry's distortions regarding embryonic stem cell research.  -- August 10, 2004

NRL Responds to Ron Reagan's Pro-Cloning Speech at Democratic National Convention -- July 28, 2004

"I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America... do hereby proclaim and declare the unalienable personhood of every American, from the moment of conception until natural death . . ." 
Read President Reagan's entire official Personhood Proclamation January 14, 1988

"The Stem Cell Cover-Up," by Michael Fumento.  A science writer discusses why the news media are giving so little attention to the rapid advances in adult stem cell research. -- May 24, 2004

"Inflated Promise, Distorted Facts."  Eric Cohen examines criticisms of President Bush's policy against funding embryo-destructive stem cell research.  --  May 25, 2004

"Farming Humans for Fun and Profit," by Richard M. Doerflinger -- February, 2004

North Dakota Governor John Hoeven signs ban on all human cloning after near-unanimous support in state legislature -- April 7, 2003

Arkansas legislature passes Brownback-style ban on all human cloning, 88-5 and 34-0; votes put spotlight on Senators Lincoln and Pryor -- March 24, 2003

House Passes NRLC-Backed Bill to Ban the Cloning of Human Embryos, But Many Senators Still Back Human Cloning for Biomedical Research -- March 7, 2003

Statement by President Bush commending U.S. House passage of the Weldon-Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act -- February 27, 2003

Read the entire debate in the House of Representatives on the Weldon-Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act (H.R. 534) and the Greenwood "clone and kill" substitute amendment  -- February 27, 2003

House of Representatives Rejects Bill to Allow "Human Embryo Farms," and Approves Weldon-Stupak Bill to Ban the Cloning of Human Embryos, 241-155 -- February 27, 2003

Roll call vote by which the U.S. House of Representatives passed, 241-155, the NRLC-backed Weldon-Stupak bill (H.R. 534) to ban the creation of human embryos by cloning  -- February 27, 2003

Roll call vote by which the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 174-231, the NRLC-opposed Greenwood Substitute, a bill to allow the cloning of human embryos and human embryo farms --  February 27, 2003

How Dick Gephardt, on NBC Meet the Press, endorsed the complete ban on human cloning that had been passed by the House of Representatives -- but did he mean it?  -- posted February 24, 2003
(PDF file -- requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Official Bush Administration statement in support of the Weldon-Stupak bill to ban all human cloning, and in opposition to substitute bill that would permit  "human embryo farms" -- Feb 26, 2003
(PDF format -- requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Dr. John Gearhart of Johns Hopkins University tells reporters that "therapeutic cloning" creates an "embryo," which is no longer an "egg"  -- February 26, 2003

Illustrations from a National Academy of Sciences report shows how sexual fertilization and somatic cell nuclear transfer each create a human embryo -- September, 2001

NRLC urges U.S. House of Representatives to ban cloned "human embryo farms" in February 27 votes -- February 21, 2003
For PDF version, click HERE

"A Nightmare of a Bill."  Columnist Charles Krauthammer, M.D., explains the implications of the Greenwood bill to allow mass creation of human embryos by cloning. -- July 27, 2001
(PDF format -- requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

U.S. House to Vote the Week of February 24 on Weldon-Stupak Bill to Ban the Cloning of Human Embryos and "Human Embryo Farms" --  February 12, 2003
For PDF version, click HERE.

NRLC Response to Phony Ban on Human Cloning Introduced in Congress  -- Feb. 5, 2003
To view or download PDF version, click HERE.

Legal analysis of the New Jersey "fetus farming" bill (S. 1909) by Prof. Gerard V. Bradley  -- February 5, 2003   (PDF file -- requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

National Right to Life Applauds Bush Statements on Partial-Birth Abortion, Human Cloning, and Health Care Rationing -- January 28, 2003

NRLC Statement on Clonaid Claim Birth of Human Clone --  December 27, 2002

Memo:  Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Human Cloning  -- Oct. 16, 2002
To view or download PDF version, click HERE.

Senate Democratic Leader Blocks Cloning Ban, Pushes for Approval of Clone-and-Kill Bill   -- July 11, 2002

NRLC response to report of the President's Commission on Bioethics on human cloning  -- July 11, 2002

NRLC memo:  1993 act of Congress, not President Bush, responsible for fetal tissue project  --July 10, 2002

Congressional Alert: Pro-Cloning Forces Push U.S. Senate
to Approve Clone-and-Kill Bill  --July 8, 2002

NRLC letter in support of amendment to ban patenting of humans 
--June 17, 2002  view in PDF

Are Human Clones Really "Human"?  --June 17, 2002

NRLC Criticizes Sen. Daschle for Obstructing Ban on Human Cloning  -- June 12, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
NRLC letter to U.S. Senators in opposition to Specter and Dorgan clone-and-kill bills   -- June 6, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
Letter in which Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson says he will recommend veto of any bill to authorize human cloning for research  
 -- May 15, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
Justice Department testimony on how human cloning legislation would be enforced -- May 15, 2002   (PDF document -- requires Adobe Acrobat)

Charles Krauthammer, M.D., on drawing line against human cloning for research 
--  May 10, 2002

New Right to Life Radio Ads Says Senators Johnson and Daschle Are Blocking Bill, Backed by President Bush, to Ban Human Cloning  --  May 9, 2002

"Lincoln Sees Pluses of Cloning Embryos" -- Arkansas and National Right to Life Sponsor New Radio Ad Criticizing Lincoln and Praising Hutchinson for Statements on Cloning  -- May 9, 2002

National Right to Life Sponsors New Radio Ad Countering Senator Hatch on the Cloning of Human Embryos  -- May 9, 2002

U.S. Senate to vote on Human Embryo Cloning Ban at any time -- May 7, 2002

Biotech Lobby and Patient Groups Urge Senate to Say Yes to Human Cloning  --  May 7, 2002

Does "research cloning" create a human embryo?  -- May 7, 2002

Specter-Hatch cloning bill would protect "human embryo farms," says NRLC
-- April 30, 2002

All cloning creates human embryo, acknowledges leading researcher  
-- April 25, 2002

NRLC press release:
"Alice in Cloneland:  Hollywood-backed TV ad denies that cloning is cloning" -- April 24, 2002

Washington Times story on NRLC radio ad campaign -- April 24, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
National Right to Life Launches New Radio Ads in Eight States, Urging Calls to Senators in Support of Brownback-Landrieu Bill To Ban All Human Cloning and Human Embryo Farms  --  April 19, 2002

In Historic Speech, President Bush Urges U.S. Senate to Ban Human Embryo Cloning, But Democratic Leader Says No -- April 14, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
Text of President Bush's April 10th Speech Urging a Ban on all Forms of Human Cloning -- April 10, 2002

NRLC radio ad urges Senators Johnson and Daschle to Support Ban on Human Embryo Farms -- April 3, 2002

NRLC radio ads urge Senators Dorgan and Conrad to Support Ban on Human Embryo Farms -- April 3, 2002

Charles Krauthammer:  The Secular Argument Against Research Cloning
-- March 22, 2002

Historic Senate Debate on Cloned Human Embryos Delayed Until April, As Lobbying Battle Heats Up -- March 7, 2002

Why biotechnology firms want to clone human embryos -- and it's not only to harvest their stem cells  -- March 2, 2002

National Right to Life Runs Radio Ad in Seven Utah Cities, Urging Senator Hatch to Vote No on Human Embryo Farms  -- February 24, 2002

"What is cloning?"  -- February 6, 2002

Senate Girds for Historic Debate on Human Embryo Farms  -- February 6, 2002

KEY DOCUMENT
"Will the U.S. Senate Permit the Opening of Human Embryo Farms?" by Douglas Johnson -- February 6, 2002

NRLC Letter to U.S. Senate in Support of Brownback Amendment to Ban Human Cloning  -- October 31, 2001

"The Most Effective Lobbyist in Washington." -- September 3, 2001
Profile of NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson in National Review magazine.

NRLC Press Release: President Bush's Statement - Stem Cell -- August 10, 2001

KEY DOCUMENT
Text of President Bush's Statement on Stem Cell Research -- August 9, 2001

Press Release: U.S. House of Representatives approves, 265-162, Weldon-Stupak Human Cloning Prohibition Act. -- July 31, 2001

NRLC Letter to U.S. House of Representatives responding to disinformation by opponents of the Human Cloning Prohibition Act (July 30, 2001)

KEY DOCUMENT
Factsheet: Scientists Say "Therapeutic Cloning" Creates a Human Embryo
-- July 26, 2001

Factsheet:  Americans Oppose Cloning Human Embryos for Research
--July 26, 2001

Letter from NRLC to U.S. House of Representatives Against Greenwood Clone-and-Kill Bill  -- July 25, 2001

Read a revealing article about the financial interests some often-quoted scientists have in stem cell research -- July 21, 2001 -- Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

KEY DOCUMENT
The Amazing Vanishing Embryo Trick  by Douglas Johnson, NRLC Federal Legislative Director -- July 17, 2001

Stem Cell Researchers Created Human Embryos to Kill Them; Other Advocates for Embryo-Killing Research Lament the "Bad Timing"  -- July 11, 2001

How Gail Collins of The New York Times altered a statement by an NRLC offical  -- June 18, 2001

NRLC Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing Specter-Harkin Bill (S. 723) to Kill Human Embryos for Stem Cell Research  -- June 6, 2001 

NRLC Letter to U.S. House of Representatives, Opposing McDermott Bill (H.R. 2059) to Kill Human Embryos, and Supporting the Responsible Stem Cell Research Act -- June 6, 2001

As President Bush considers embryonic and fetal research, new findings support his pro-life stance -- February, 2001

"National Conference of Catholic Bishops Critique of Administration Proposal to Fund Experiments that Kill Human Embryos"    -- January 31, 2000

National Bioethic[ally Challenged] Advisory Commission Approves Fetal Death by Vivisection -- October, 1999

The Threat of Science without Humanity by Richard Doerflinger  -- August, 1999

Link to website of DO NO HARM (scientists who advocate ethical alternatives to embryo-destructive research)