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Roman Catholic bishops urged that hybrid human-animal embryos be considered as human, and allowed to develop into children.
Dr Stephen Minger, stem cell researcher, Kings College London, said:
“I find the position of the bishops rather astounding because the egg comes from a non-human species, there is no mother, and moreover this would constitute reproductive cloning, which is illegal in most countries, including the UK.”