Pregnancy With Cloned Embryo by 2003 Is Seen
WASHINGTON, D.C.
A Kentucky doctor said he expects to have a woman pregnant with a cloned embryo by the end of the year even as lawmakers scramble to prevent scientists from cloning humans.
“A pregnancy can take place this year,” Dr. Panayiotis Zavos of Lexington, Ky., told a House subcommittee. “This is not the time to panic and try to turn back the clock. The genie is already out of the bottle. Let’s make sure it works for us, not against us.”
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), a physician who has pushed for a ban on cloning, retorted that the procedure is “a threat to society. This is no time for half-measures. We must pass an effective ban.”
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