Cloning: Where Do You Draw The Line?

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Maybe the most honest lawmakers Tuesday were the ones who admitted defeat from the start. Massachusetts Democrat Bill Delahunt voted against both bills. "I do not believe that I know what I need to know before casting a vote of such profound consequence," he said. He feared that without a total ban, cloning would be inevitable; but as written, the ban was so broad it might block all kinds of important research. "I believe the issue deserves more than a cursory hearing and a two-hour debate," he said, "and it requires a characteristic which does not come easily to people in our profession: humility and patience."