MPs back hybrid embryos

reuters.com     20-May-2008            

By Katherine Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament voted on Monday to allow the creation of human-animal embryos which some scientists say are vital to research cures for diseases but critics argue pervert the course of nature. In a separate vote, parliament also decided to allow parents of... [read full story]                    

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MPs defeat move to ban embryo research

icnetwork.co.uk     20-May-2008          

May 20 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail SCIENTISTS will press ahead with contentious research using human-animal hybrids after MPs last night overwhelmingly rejected a blanket ban on using the technology. In a free vote, just 176 MPs backed a ban, with 336 against. MPs were given a free...                    

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Vote gives the green light to vital research

icnetwork.co.uk     20-May-2008          

May 20 2008 by William Green, The Journal NORTH East scientists conducting research into animal-human hybrid embryos last night won the go-ahead to expand their pioneering work. A bid led by Tory former minister Edward Leigh to ban to use of hybrid human-animal embryos for research was rejected...                    

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MPs back 'saviour' human-animal embryos

mirror.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Jason Beattie, Deputy Political Editor The creation of human-animal hybrid embryos with the potential to revolutionise medicine was backed by MPs in a Commons vote yesterday. In a move that could lead to cures for diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, MPs voted 336 to 176 to allow it,...                    

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Sensitive moral issues which cross the usual party political boundaries

icnetwork.co.uk     20-May-2008          

May 20 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail PARTY politics were put aside at Westminster yesterday as MPs wrestled with their consciences and debated the ethics of embryo research. The issue has even divided the Cabinet, with at least three senior ministers, all Roman Catholics, feeling unable...                    

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