From: Alex Heard (aheard@wired.com)
Date: Fri Jan 26 2001 - 17:23:33 MST
Hey, All:
One of the scientists in our (Wired's) story on human cloning
publicly announced that he's going to go for it. This guy is a
serious player in IVF, so this represents big news. Story below; and
here's a link to our piece:
http://www.wired.com/wired/current.html
Italian doc says he will clone human
Friday, 26 January 2001 12:41 (ET)
Italian doc says he will clone human
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- An Italian doctor and fertility expert
told a lecture at Samaritan Hospital that he plans to attempt to clone a
human being within the next year.
Dr. Severino Antinori of Rome said he is treating 10 couples -- including
one American couple -- who are candidates for what he described as a
therapeutic procedure. Antinori said this is the first time he has made his
intentions public.
"Whether we like it or not, we will have cloned individuals in the very
near future," said Dr. Panos Zavos, a friend of Antinori, who delivered his
lecture Thursday.
Zavos told Friday's Lexington Herald-Leader, "If it's done sensibly and
responsibly enough, I think there is a place for cloning in this world. It's
going to happen."
Antonini, 55, who is known for his work in assisted reproduction
techniques and in developing methods have allowed even women in their early
60s to get pregnant, said the chance to help infertile couples outweighs the
ethical objections to his procedure, which he describes as safe.
"Life is important," he said. "The goal to be a father, to be a mother, is
a human right, an absolute human right."
Antonini said the cloning attempt likely would be made somewhere in the
Mediterranean.
Italian doc says he will clone human
Friday, 26 January 2001 12:41 (ET)
Italian doc says he will clone human
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- An Italian doctor and fertility expert
told a lecture at Samaritan Hospital that he plans to attempt to clone a
human being within the next year.
Dr. Severino Antinori of Rome said he is treating 10 couples -- including
one American couple -- who are candidates for what he described as a
therapeutic procedure. Antinori said this is the first time he has made his
intentions public.
"Whether we like it or not, we will have cloned individuals in the very
near future," said Dr. Panos Zavos, a friend of Antinori, who delivered his
lecture Thursday.
Zavos told Friday's Lexington Herald-Leader, "If it's done sensibly and
responsibly enough, I think there is a place for cloning in this world. It's
going to happen."
Antonini, 55, who is known for his work in assisted reproduction
techniques and in developing methods have allowed even women in their early
60s to get pregnant, said the chance to help infertile couples outweighs the
ethical objections to his procedure, which he describes as safe.
"Life is important," he said. "The goal to be a father, to be a mother, is
a human right, an absolute human right."
Antonini said the cloning attempt likely would be made somewhere in the
Mediterranean.
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