A Chronological Sequence of Selected Headlines

Nation & World : Sunday, May 18, 1997
Commission seeks ban on human cloning

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Laws barring human cloning have been adopted in Britain, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Australia.

Nation & World : Monday, June 02, 1997
Experts say cloning is unsafe for humans, suggest ban until society's values change

Nation & World : Sunday, June 08, 1997
Human cloning ban suggested, but lab research given go-ahead

Nation & World : Wednesday, January 07, 1998
Scientist reveals plan to clone human beings

Nation & World : Wednesday, December 20, 2000
British parliament paves way for human embryo cloning