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Canadian reproductive regulation ruled too broad, violates provincial authority
June 20, 2008
'[JURIST] The Court of Appeal of Quebec ruled Thursday that a national law which regulates the use of human embryos and bans human cloning encroaches upon provincial authority. The court held that regulatory provisions included in the Assisted Human....... [more] 
UN group calls for human cloning ban
November 11, 2007
'[JURIST] United Nations researchers called for a global ban on human cloning in a report issued Saturday. The United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies did not call for a ban on all types of cloning, recommending that the therapeutic....... [more]
Australia ends ban on stem cell cloning
December 6, 2006
'[JURIST] The Australian Parliament Wednesday voted to lift restrictions on stem cell research and permit the therapeutic cloning of human embryos. Members of the House of Representatives voted 82-62 in favor of lifting the previous therapeutic cloning....... [more]
Missouri narrowly approves stem cell research amendment
November 8, 2006
'[JURIST] Missouri voters Tuesday narrowly approved Constitutional Amendment #2, a stem cell initiative that would prevent Missouri from criminalizing the use of stem cells in certain techniques such as therapeutic cloning. With 3572 of 3734 precincts....... [more]
Australian Senate lifts therapeutic cloning ban
November 7, 2006
'[JURIST] The Australian Senate voted Tuesday to lift restrictions on stem cell research and permit the therapeutic cloning of human embryos. By a 34-32 vote, lawmakers approved the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of....... [more]
South Korea cloning scientist sues for academic reinstatement
November 6, 2006
'[JURIST] South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-Suk has filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement to his former position as a university professor, arguing that he should not have been fired in response to fraud, embezzlement, and bioethics charges....... [more]
Australia PM allows parliamentary free vote on stem cell cloning ban
August 17, 2006
'[JURIST] Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed Wednesday to hold a conscience vote on a stem cell research bill allowing therapeutic cloning if a private bill is offered to parliament. A conscience vote is a free parliamentary vote in which....... [more]
Trial begins for South Korea cloning scientist
June 20, 2006
'[JURIST] South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-Suk and five colleagues went on trial Tuesday, with prosecutors calling for harsh punishment and defense lawyers responding that criminal penalties are inappropriate for academic fraud. Prosecutors....... [more]
South Korea prosecutors file criminal charges against disgraced cloning scientist
May 12, 2006
'[JURIST] South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk was indicted Friday on charges of fraud, embezzling research funds and breaching bioethics laws. Hwang announced in 2005 that his research team had created patient-specific stem cell lines along with having....... [more]
South Korea prosecutors eye charges against disgraced cloning pioneer
January 10, 2006
'[JURIST] South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday that they will open a criminal investigation into South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk, a day after an investigation concluded that Hwang''s acclaimed research on stem cells was fake. Reports suggest that....... [more]
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