Op-Ed: Church and science don’t have to be at war

March 28, 2008

These “embryo clauses” will allow the creation of human embryos for no other purpose than to harvest their body parts. Similarly, a growing number of MPs have concerns about clauses that will allow human tissue to be fertilised with animal tissue, and vice versa. These so-called hybrid embryos strike at the very heart of bio-ethics. Some church leaders have labelled them “Frankenstein clauses”. While I support the development of wider embryology research, I will only do so if the life status of the human embryo is fully protected. The draft Bill puts that special status in peril. (Telegraph)