On human cloning

For more recent information, see Summary of previous statements: stem cells and human cloning.

In this statement, the following conclusions are drawn:

• With respect to reproductive cloning to produce human fetuses, the Academy Council considers that reproductive cloning to produce human fetuses is unethical and unsafe and should be prohibited.
• With respect to research using human embryonic stem cell lines for the cloning of human tissues, Council is of the opinion that human cells, whether derived from cloning techniques, from embryonic stem cells, or from primordial germ cells should not be precluded from use in approved research activities in cellular and developmental biology.