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PUBLIC STATEMENTS |
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Holy See Condemns In Vitro Cloning of Human Embryo |
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Vatican Information Service November 26, 2001
VATICAN CITY, NOV 26, 2001 (VIS) - In response to the
article published by the researchers of
Advanced Cell Technology in "The Journal of
Regenerative Medicine" that announced the in vitro production of a human embryo,
the Holy See Press Office released a communique this afternoon that states, in
part: "The (Journal) article shows in all its dramatic nature the gravity of the
event that has been realized: the in vitro production of a human embryo, as a
matter of fact, several embryos, that have been developed, respectively, to the
stage of two, four and six cells."
"Notwithstanding the declared
'humanistic' intentions of those who announce amazing healings through
this method," the communique affirms, "a calm
but firm evaluation is necessary that will show the moral gravity of this
project and motivate its unequivocal condemnation." |
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