| Vatican Condemns Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cell Research The Vatican, in its first authoritative statement on reproductive science in more than 20 years, today condemned human cloning, designer babies, embryonic stem cell research that destroys human embryos, and a host of techniques widely used to help infertile couples. The sweeping 32-page document, which comes from the Catholic Church's highest rule-making authority and has the approval of Pope Benedict, warns about the moral dangers of a variety of procedures, including the freezing of unfertilized eggs and embryos, the injection of sperm directly into eggs, and the genetic testing of embryos to identify those with defects. |
December 12, 2008
Condemning Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cell Research
