Archived: ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ Resolution on Cloning
Adopted by the 147th Council Session Paris, France, May 1997,
endorsed by the 49th ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ General Assembly Hamburg, Germany, November 1997
and rescinded at the ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ General Assembly, Santiago 2005
Recognising that there have been recent developments in science leading to the cloning of a mammal, namely a sheep, and
because this raises the possibility of such cloning techniques being used in humans, in turn raising concern for the dignity of the human being and protection for the security of human genetic material,
the ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ hereby calls on doctors engaged in research and other researchers to abstain voluntarily from participating in the cloning of human beings until the scientific, ethical and legal issues have been fully considered by doctors and scientists, and any necessary controls put in place.
