The Australian senate today passed a bill that (if it passes the house) will overturn the ban on human embryo cloning for therapeutic purposes.
I'm a bit ambivalent about cloning in general and not a fan of using this kind of technology to augment ones looks - not that this is what the current law will allow by any means.
I'm half inclined to say we should develop better methods of harvesting and storing the organs and body parts of deceased humans rather than growing new bits, but the issue of rejection looms large here.
It's certainly a tricky issue and I commend the Australian senate for giving it serious thought and not simply ruling it out on dubious religious grounds (ala the US).
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