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91_SR0292enr 91SR0292 Enrolled SRS91SR0037ABsa 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Resolution No. 292 5 Offered by Senator J. Bradley Burzynski 6 WHEREAS, Medical and technological advancements are 7 continually bringing scientific procedures close to the point 8 when human cloning is possible; and 9 WHEREAS, The ethical and medical consequences of human 10 cloning in our society are uncertain; and 11 WHEREAS, Opponents of human cloning see it as immoral 12 and an affront to nature, while proponents feel human cloning 13 is a noteworthy technological breakthrough with promising 14 medical applications; and 15 WHEREAS, The federal government has placed a ban on the 16 use of federal funds for human cloning research; and 17 WHEREAS, Many states have also placed a moratorium on 18 human cloning research; and 19 WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the citizens of 20 Illinois to gather more information on the issue of human 21 cloning, including the cloning of human tissues, organs, and 22 body parts; therefore, be it 23 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL 24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the University of 25 Illinois shall issue a report to the General Assembly on the 26 potential consequences of the cloning of human beings, 27 including the cloning of human tissues, organs, and body 28 parts; and be it further 91SR0292 Enrolled -2- SRS91SR0037ABsa 1 RESOLVED, That the report shall consider views 2 represented by the fields of medicine, religion, 3 biotechnology, genetics, law, and bioethics; and be it 4 further 5 RESOLVED, That the report shall also consider opinions 6 of the general public; and be it further 7 RESOLVED, That the report shall include a review and 8 evaluation of current and past public policy and research 9 related to human genetics; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That the University of Illinois may consult 11 with other State agencies, as needed, in completing this 12 report; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That the report shall be presented to the 14 General Assembly and to the Governor no later than January 9, 15 2001. 16 Adopted by the Senate, April 15, 2000. 17 _______________________ 18 President of the Senate 19 _______________________ 20 Secretary of the Senate