Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING HUMAN CLONING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
July 19, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1203, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING HUMAN CLONING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
ABSTRACT : Rationale: It is the policy of the State to value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect for human rights. The State recognizes the sanctity of family life, and is committed to protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. Towards this end, the government must and shall ban the conduct of human cloning since very human being has intrinsic dignity and worth which must be preserved, respected and safeguarded. It shall be unlawful to conduct orundertake human cloning in the Philippines, even on an experimental basis. | |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JARAULA, CONSTANTINO G. | |
DATE FILED : 2001-07-19 | |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
1. Zialcita (026 ) | 2. Espino (015 ) |
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
URGENT BILL? No | |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON 2001-07-30 |
Abstract
Rationale: It is the policy of the State to value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect for human rights. The State recognizes the sanctity of family life, and is committed to protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. Towards this end, the government must and shall ban the conduct of human cloning since very human being has intrinsic dignity and worth which must be preserved, respected and safeguarded. It shall be unlawful to conduct orundertake human cloning in the Philippines, even on an experimental basis.
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