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One thing both supporters and opponents of the comprehensive ban agree on is that it's time to act. (Okay, so some people disagree: "Despite the rushed feeling that we must have a federal policy covering all stem-cell research, there is plenty of time for legislative experimentation in the states," wrote Curt Civin and Samuel Rosenberg in The Philadelphia Inquirer). The Roslin Institute, which cloned the famous sheep Dolly, is applying for permission to conduct research on human embryos, The Scotsman reports today. Britain allows therapeutic cloning, but bans it for reproductive purposes.

On a more sensational note, the world is particularly concerned about unconfirmed (and, among many, doubted) claims that Italian fertility doctor Severino Antinori impregnated a woman with her own clone. "The rumor … serves to remind us of how quickly cloning technology is advancing," wrote Stefan C. Friedman in the New York Post. "We need an anti-cloning law before it's too late—and time is running out."

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