RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Cell phoney: human cloning after Quintavalle JF Journal of Medical Ethics JO J Med Ethics FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics SP 524 OP 526 DO 10.1136/jme.2003.004085 VO 30 IS 6 A1 Derek Morgan A1 Mary Ford YR 2004 UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/30/6/524.abstract AB 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.