Bill to Ban Human-Animal Hybrid Creation Introduced in Congress
From LifeSiteNews:
Yesterday, Rep. Chris Smith introduced the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act, H.R. 5910, to ban the creation of part-human, part-animal hybrid beings. The legislation is timely as researchers are already tinkering with human-animal hybrid technologies. British scientists are actively perfecting the hybrid technique. On April 1, 2008 the BBC reported that, “Scientists at Newcastle University have created part-human, part-animal hybrid embryos for the first time in the UK.”
Related: Newcastle University Press Release (1/17/08); Christian group mounts challenge to HFEA on hybrid embryo research (4/8/08); Hybrid embryo plan has widespread public support (4/10/08); Townhall: Scientific Manipulation and the Dignity of Man (4/13/08)