Resources

The following is a list of online resources that provide information on cloning. They contain information from governmental entities, research organizations and public interest groups.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics
www.nuffieldbioethics.org
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body examining and reporting on the ethical issues associated with biological and medical research in order to facilitate policy making. The Council's website is available here.

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
www.cbhd.org
The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is a non-profit organization funded by private groups dedicated to supplying information regarding bioethical issues, such as euthanasia, genetic intervention, and assisted reproductive technologies. Many of the resources and viewpoints are from a Christian perspective. The website is available here.

Council for Responsible Genetics
www.gene-watch.org
The Council for Responsible Genetics is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded to distribute information about emerging social, ethical, and environmental issues in biotechnology. The Council also produces a newsletter called GeneWatch and maintains a website available here.

National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences
www.ccne-ethique.fr/english/start.htm
The National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences was established by French governmental decree but now is an independent authority whose mission is to "give opinions on ethical problems and societal issues raised by progress in the fields of biology, medicine, and health." The website, which includes opinions, reports, and related information, is available here.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/index.htm
The Human Genetics Advisory Committee (HGAC) of the National Health and Medical Research Council was established to provide advice to the Australian government pertaining to the ethical, legal, and social issues of human genetics and related technologies. The website is available here.

Italian National Bioethics Committee
www.palazzochigi.it/bioetica/eng/index.html
The Italian National Bioethics Committee was established to make available information and produce opinions and reports concerning biomedical and genetic research for reference in policy making. The Committee's website can be found here.

European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm
The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies is composed of 15 appointed experts and is charged with the task of examining ethical questions arising from science and technology. The Group's website can be found here.

International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO
www.unesco.org/ibc
The International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO fosters an international discussion on the social, cultural, legal, and ethical implications of scientific progress. The website, which includes declarations and other resources, is available here.

National: Policy and Ethics
http://www.genome.gov/PolicyEthics
The National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, maintains a website devoted to ethical, legal, and social issues related to genetic research and technologies. The site, which can be found here contains a policy and legislation database as well as links to publications, resources, and other websites.

HumGen
www.humgen.umontreal.ca/en/
Humgen is a searchable human genetics policy database containing legislation, publications, and reports concerning genetic testing, cloning, gene therapy, intellectual property, and other related topics. The website, which includes a newsletter, can be found here.

Cloning Information
http://cloninginformation.org
A website that collates testimony and key articles on the cloning debate is available
here.

Aristotle, Ovid, Paracelsus, Kempelen, Shelley and Kac
http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eeclipse9/sts129/cloning/perspectives.html
A website that speculates about what Aristotle, Ovid, Paracelsus, Kempelen, Shelley and Kac would believe about human cloning and is available
here.

Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml
Scientific information about human cloning can be found at the website for the Human Genome Project, available
here.

New Scientist.com
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/cloning
New Scientist.com has a website that contains a variety of articles on human cloning to bring about the birth of a child and research cloning. The site is available
here.

Report of the California Advisory Committee on Human Cloning
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/adbdreport.html
The Report of the California Advisory Committee on Human Cloning issued a report pursuant to California's human cloning legislation. The California report also presents support for, and opposition to, all forms of human cloning, and includes recommendations for a legal framework. The report, entitled: "Cloning Californians? Report of the California Advisory Committee on Human Cloning," is available
here.

German Human Genome Project
http://www.dhgp.de/ethics/index.html
The German Human Genome Project issued a report titled "Cloning for Therapy and Research," which is available
here.
The report starts with a brief discussion of the cloning technology, including the differences between cloning to bring about the birth of a human child and research cloning.

Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
http://www.camradvocacy.org/fastaction/news.asp?id=171
Research cloning is actively supported and argued from the critically ill patient’s perspective by the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research. Their website contains information, resource links and media and congressional contacts and is available
here.