Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING HUMAN CLONING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Congress Author
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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