http://www.cmf.org.uk/index/cloning.htm Latest Cloning related content from Christian Medical Fellowship en-gb webmaster@cmf.org.uk (CMF Webmaster) 60 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1943 In 2005 the Department of Health consulted widely on the future of the Human Fertilisation Embryology (HFE) Act, and CMF made a substantial Submission.[1] One of the many questions asked concerned creating human hybrid and chimera embryos, which would contain genetic material from both humans and non-human animals. Of the 336 specific responses, 277 were opposed.[2] On this basis, the Government recommended in a December 2006 White Paper that 'the creation of hybrid and chimera embryos in... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1943 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1939 In biotechnology it is now possible to combine elements between organisms of different species. It is also possible to create cloned animals using parts of eggs from one species and nuclear genetic material from another. It is even possible to create novel organisms via interspecies combinations of gametes. Should such procedures ever be permissible between animal species? If so, should we ever combine human beings with animals? Early in 2007 a parliamentary committee met to discuss the... Fri, 1 Jun 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1939 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=89 Christian Medical Fellowship has called on the Government to think again on the creation of hybrid and chimera embryos. CMF, Britain's largest group of Christian doctors, was responding to today's publication of the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill where, in response to April's House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, the Government has completely dropped its previous opposition to the creation of animal-human hybrids and chimeras. A pre-legislative scrutiny committee is... Thu, 17 May 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=89 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1839 Nigel Cameron and Calum MacKellar look at the Church of Scotland's unprecedented position Key Points - Buoyed up by the success of Dolly the Scottish Sheep and manipulated by atheistic working party members, the Church of Scotland's ruling body, the Kirk, has made the unprecedented move of approving therapeutic human cloning. In aligning itself with the UK government's ethically rogue position on cloning, the Kirk is now on a moral collision course with almost all other expressions of Christian... Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1839 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=53 In the wake of news that British scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo and Korean scientists have developed new stem cell lines from cloned embryos, the Christian Medical Fellowship today called on the government and the media to exercise restraint. The CMF urges both to paint a more balanced picture of the significance of these developments. Peter Saunders, CMF General Secretary of CMF, said, "The day is now closer when scientists will attempt to implant embryonic stem cells into... Fri, 20 May 2005 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=53 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=42 In the wake of news that the creator of Dolly the Sheep has been granted a licence to clone human embryos for medical research, the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) today accused the Government and the scientific community of a deliberate failure to highlight the more ethical alternative of adult stem cell research, in an article published in its Winter edition of Triple Helix . Peter Saunders, General Secretary of the CMF, said: 'The British media and public have been consistently misled... Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=42 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=20 CMF has described as 'grossly overhyped' recent reports that South Korean scientists have cloned 30 human embryos in order to extract stem cells. In the light of this latest development, CMF has called upon the Government to end the wilful ignorance propagated in the media and be more honest about the dangers of cloning. Peter Saunders, CMF General Secretary, said, 'The significance of this new development has been grossly overhyped. Virtually all cloned mammals produced thus far have had... Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=20 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=410 Jacky Engel discusses recent developments The boundaries of the cloning saga have shifted yet again as new discoveries - and failures - cast doubt on whether human cloning is actually possible. Scientists seem reluctant to abandon trying to develop some way of successfully cloning humans, but have been moving away from the cell nuclear replacement (CNR) method used to create Dolly the sheep. Evidence suggests that cloning processes may damage cellular material in ways we don't yet understand,... Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=410 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=285 Jason O'Neale Roach reports on the xenotransplantation debate. 'Curiosity without compassion is inhuman; compassion without curiosity is ineffective' Victor Wiesskopf [1] In early January, two companies announced dramatic advances in genetic engineering. The advance was the successful cloning of animals lacking the gene causing organ rejection in humans.[2] This development brings us one step closer to xenotransplantation, the ability to use animals as organ donors for humans. In the light of... Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=285 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=5 Peter Saunders, General Secretary of CMF (the UK's largest organisation of Christian doctors), commented on today's Court of Appeal ruling that embryo cloning is now permitted under the 1990 Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act: 'The government should stop tinkering with existing legislation and must enact proper primary legislation as soon as possible in order to prevent all human cloning. "The government wishes to have it both ways in trying to ban reproductive cloning while... Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=5 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1059 The Cloning Saga - Peter Saunders reviews recent developments in the cloning debate. 'A milestone in scientific depravity' was one commentator's reaction to the 25 November announcement that American scientists had produced a cloned human embryo. 'Advanced Cell Technology', the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company responsible, were adamant that their intention was 'not to create cloned human beings, but to develop life-saving therapies'. Tony Blair's government brought in emergency... Tue, 1 Jan 2002 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=1059 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=160 Generating human clones could step out of the pages of fiction and into reality if fertility specialists such as Italian medic Severino Antinori have their way. The possibility was indicated by the 1996 birth of the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, but the vast majority of people believe that human reproductive cloning would be either unwise or unethical, and UK legislation is attempting to ban it. Dolly the cloned sheep was born on 5 July, 1996 and was introduced by the publication of a... Tue, 1 Jan 2002 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=160 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=2 Peter Saunders, General Secretary of CMF (Britain's largest organisation of Christian doctors), comments today: 'This panic legislation is full of loopholes which unscrupulous lawyers and scientists could exploit. It is likely to backfire on the government as badly as the hasty and ill-conceived amendments to the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act which sparked this whole furore in the first place. 'The government must issue an immediate moratorium on ALL human cloning, both... Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=2 http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=1 CMF 'urges government to think again' in light of keynote legal decision. CMF has responded to today's court decision on human cloning by calling on the government to ban all human cloning immediately. CMF would also like to see a far more open debate on therapeutic cloning in order that the clinical and especially ethical implications of this new medical technology may be explored as fully as possible. Peter Saunders, General Secretary of the CMF, commented: "We are delighted that the court... Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/press_release/?id=1 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=387 Helen Barratt updates us and asks what it means to be human Earlier this year, at a meeting organised in London by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, Professor Nigel Cameron presented a refreshing view of the Christian perspective of the cloning debate. Professor Cameron is currently executive chair of the Centre for Bioethics in Public Policy in the UK and he is founder of the Christian journal Ethics & Medicine . However, he has made his mark in the US where he is regarded as one... Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=387 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=349 Peter Saunders brings us up to date on latest developments in the furore over therapeutic cloning, and explains why he remains opposed to the idea. The cloning of human embryos for research is now legal in the UK. New regulations under the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act will allow scientists to clone human embryos to produce stem cells for use in treating degenerative diseases. The legislation was passed by a 366-174 majority in the House of Commons in December, and by a 212-92... Sun, 1 Apr 2001 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=349 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=995 The Government's decision to legalise embryonic stem cell cloning before Christmas without primary legislation or proper debate was irresponsible and unnecessary. Embryo stem cell cloning is unethical because it uses embryos as a means to an end. It is unnecessary because there is a viable ethical alternative in adult stem cell cloning, and dangerous because it creates a slippery slope to reproductive cloning.The Donaldson Report's recommendations, now rubber-stamped, were based on an overly... Sun, 1 Apr 2001 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=995 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=300 Helen Barratt looks at recent developments and offers a biblical perspective.Britain is set to approve therapeutic cloning. The Donaldson Committee Report, commissioned by the British Government, has recommended that scientists should be allowed to clone stem cells from human embryos to create new tissue for medical and research purposes. (This differs from reproductive cloning, which involves the creation of duplicate human embryos.) The 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act allows... Sun, 1 Oct 2000 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=300 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=171 Taking the genetic material from a human adult's cell, placing it inside a human egg and allowing it to grow could lead to the birth of a human clone. If technicians want to they could dismantle the developing embryo after a few days and gather cells. These cells have the potential of being used to generate tissue cultures and maybe even organs that could treat diseases in either the original donor adult or others. Many people, however, are anxious that this would be an unethical use of human... Sun, 1 Oct 2000 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=171 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=643 A Chicago physicist plans to open a human cloning clinic within the year and hopes to produce the first human clone within 18 months. Dr Seed, who says he will move abroad if prevented from operating in the US, says that cloning will enable humanity to become 'closer to God'. 'Practically anyone able to do intracytoplasmic sperm injection is able to do cloning', he said. While there is little doubt that it could be done, many feel that an 18 month timescale is overly optimistic. It took 277... Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=643 http://www.cmf.org.uk/ethics/submissions/?id=17 Introduction - Christian Medical Fellowship is interdenominational and has as members more than 4,500 British doctors and 1,000 British medical students who are Christians and who desire their professional and personal lives to be governed by the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible. We have members in all branches of the profession, and through the International Christian Medical and Dental Association are linked with like-minded colleagues in over 70 other countries. We regularly make... Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/ethics/submissions/?id=17 http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=778 This has been substantially adapted from an article that first appeared in the New Zealand Baptist. It's 2060. Human clones are all around, though often we have no idea who's a clone and who isn't. The other day I got a great surprise when a friend told me she was one. I would never have guessed. Of every 1,000 babies born now, 20 are cloned. We have laws to govern cloning just as we have laws to protect human embryos and control surrogacy. Animal cloning has revolutionised agriculture, and... Wed, 1 Oct 1997 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cmf.org.uk/literature/content.asp?context=article&id=778