Senators Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) have
introduced in Congress the Human-Animal Hybrid Prohibition Act of 2009
(S. 1435). With 20 co-sponsors of the measure thus far, Landrieu is the
only Democrat among that group.
Dr. David Prentice of the Family Research Council tells OneNewsNow many
people will fight against the bill. "There are already scientists who
are planning and starting experiments to combine human and animal
hybrid embryos for experiment," he notes.
The bill does not affect use of animals or humans in legitimate
research, but would ban creation in the laboratory of part-human,
part-animal creatures that would blur the line between the species.
Dr. Prentice says scientists that favor hybrid research believe the
experiments will cure disease and be important to medical research, but
he says even some scientists involved in embryonic stem-cell research
say it will result in nothing useful.
"There's one scientist who wants to make a mouse with a human brain, or
others who want to grow human eggs or sperm in mice and rats for
experiments," Prentice adds.
David Prentice (FRC)
He fears the experiments will make humans less human and claims
proponents are trying to "play God." "We need to channel science into
valid and ethical research, and it's certainly not these human-animal
hybrids," Prentice concludes.
Prentice still supports adult stem-cell research, which has proven
useful in treating more than 70 diseases and medical conditions.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
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