TY - JOUR T1 - Cell phoney: human cloning after <em>Quintavalle</em> JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 524 LP - 526 DO - 10.1136/jme.2003.004085 VL - 30 IS - 6 AU - Derek Morgan AU - Mary Ford Y1 - 2004/12/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/30/6/524.abstract N2 - Reproductive cloning has thrown up new scientific possibilities, ethical conundrums, and legal challenges. An initial question, considered by the English courts in 2003, was whether the technique presently available, that of cell nucleus replacement, falls outside the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. If it does, the creation and use, including use in research protocols, of human embryos would be unregulated, disclosing a need to consider remedial legislation. The resolution by the courts of this legal question dramatically engages them in a resolution of fundamental ethical dilemmas, and discloses the possibilities and limitation of negotiating science policy through the processes of litigation. ER -