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Human cloning
Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. It does not usually refer to monozygotic multiple births nor the reproduction of human cells or tissue. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controversial issue...
Timeline of Events
1997
3.4.1997
U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research.
1998
1.12.1998
Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
2002
3.4.2002
Canada bans human cloning but permits government-funded scientists to use embryos left over from fertility treatment or abortions.