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Science 25 August 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5790, p. 1031
DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5790.1031b
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Australia's Parliament is expected next month to debate ending its 4-year-old ban on therapeutic cloning. Prime Minister John Howard had long supported the ban and opposed any such debate, but last week, he said he would allow a "conscience" vote on the issue.

Former health minister Kay Patterson is drafting a bill to allow the work, and Parliament watchers say a vote is likely unless Howard relents. If a vote happens, says backbencher Mal Washer, it has a good chance of passing. "I think we'll have more people vote for this bill than we had for RU-486," he said in a radio interview, referring to a recent vote that eased restrictions on the use of the abortion drug.




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