The Island Of Dr. Moreau: Dire warnings of animal-human hybrids
Pastor Dale Morgan
The Island Of Dr. Moreau: Dire warnings of animal-human hybrids*
By Jessica Marszalek
October 12, 2007 10:24am
Article from: AAP
Australia - QUEENSLAND MPs have been conned into passing new stem cell
research laws which put the state on the slippery slope towards
human-animal hybrids, right-to-life campaigners say.
Queensland MPs, who were given a conscience vote, last night voted 48 to
34 to allow the controversial research to go ahead under strict conditions.
Victoria and NSW have already passed similar laws, which mirror those
passed by the federal parliament in April this year.
Queensland Right to Life vice-president Alan Baker said MPs had been
conned into believing the "science fiction" of embryonic stem cell
research, when adult stem cell research was more ethical.
"The 48 MPs who voted for human cloning mistakenly thought they had to
choose between the lives of laboratory human embryos and cures or
treatments for all kinds of diseases and medical conditions," Mr Baker said.
"These treatments and cures will come anyway from ethically obtained and
scientifically superior adult stem cells, which are currently being used
in more than 1000 human trials worldwide."
He said while the battle was lost now, his group would stand against
future changes to the legislation which he believed would relax the
rules for researchers.
"We are now on the slippery slope towards legalisation of animal-human
hybrids and financial inducements to women to donate their eggs for
research at risk to their health," Mr Baker said.
Premier Anna Bligh, who voted in favour of the Bill, said while she
understood the laws raised ethical and moral questions, she was pleased
they had passed.
"For Queensland to thrive as the Smart State and potentially discover
cures for Parkinson's disease, motor neuron and other conditions,
embryonic stem cell research must be allowed but only under tight
national restrictions," she said.
Nationals leader Jeff Seeney spoke in favour of the Bill, while Liberal
leader Bruce Flegg opposed it.
The laws maintain bans on such things as cloning a human for
reproductive purposes and placing a human embryo in an animal or vice
versa.