The Federal Government is once again facing increasing pressure to repeal laws banning human cloning and restricting experimentation on human embryos, writes Babette Francis. The Lockhart Committee, which is currently reviewing the 2002 federal legislation banning human cloning and restricted research on embryos, has indicated that it does not wish “to revisit the underpinning community debate and rationale for the legislation”. One wonders why not, particularly as the committee is requir…
