London, England, Aug 12, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Catholic doctors are appalled at the British government’s recent decision to allow human cloning – with the use of human embryos – for medical reasons.
The International Federation of Catholic Doctors came out strongly against the decision, taken by the British authorities. "The human aim is only a pretence, aimed at manipulating public opinion to cover up the enormous economic and financial interests behind stem-cell research," reads the Catholic doctors’ statement.
We believe that "killing human beings, even in an embryonic state, is unacceptable, even when it is aimed at treating other human beings,” says the statement.
The International Federation of Catholic Doctors is encouraging research on adult stem cells instead, “the clinical potential of which has already been proven,” it said.