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27 Hofstra L. Rev. 533 (1998-1999)
Who is the Parent in Cloning

handle is hein.journals/hoflr27 and id is 543 raw text is: WHO IS TIE PARENT IN CLONING? Nanette Elster* In July 1996, a sheep named Dolly was born in Scotland. What makes Dolly's birth noteworthy is that she is the result of the first suc- cessful cloning attempt using the nucleus of an adult cell.' The tech- nique that led to Dolly's birth involved transferring the nucleus of a mammary cellfrom an adult sheep to the enucleated egg cell of an unre- lated sheep with gestation occurring in a third sheep.2 The possibility of applying this technique to human reproduction raised concerns world- wide with several countries moving for immediate bans on human cloning.3 In the United States, President Clinton requested that the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC), a multidisciplinary group composed of scientists, lawyers, educators, theologians, and ethicists study the implications of cloning and issue recommendations.4 The Commission consulted other scientists, ethicists, theologians, lawyers, and citizens with interests in this advancing technology and concluded that, at this time it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private sector, whether in a research or clinical setting, to attempt to * J.D., M.P.H. The Author would like to thank Lori Andrews for her continual guidance and encouragement, and Michelle Hibbert for her insight and valuable assistance. 1. See . Wilmut et al., Viable Offspring Derived from Fetal and Adult Mammalian Cells, 385 NATURE 810, 812 (1997); Sharon Begley, Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?, NEWSWEEK, Mar. 10, 1997, at 53, 53. 2. See Michael Specter with Gina Kolata, After Decades of Missteps, How Cloning Suc- ceeded, N.Y. TIMES, Mar. 3, 1997, at Al. 3. See, e.g., Tim Radford, German Fury Over Cloning, GUARDIAN (London), Feb. 28, 1997, at 10; China's Scientists Back Laws to Control Cloning (Feb. 28, 1997) <http:/lwww.foxnews.comlscitechlwireslt_0228_4.sml>; Chirac Asks Review of Ethics Laws After Sheep Clone (Feb. 28, 1997) <http:lwww.foxnews.comlscitechlwires/t_0228_5.sml>; Portugal Prepares Bill to Ban Cloning Humans (Feb. 28, 1997) <http://www.foxnews.com /scitech/wires/t_0228_17.sml>. 4. See 1 NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMM'N, CLONING HUMAN BEINGS: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BIorHIcs ADVISORY COMMISSION 3 (1997). 5. See idL at 9.

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