Ban Inserted Into Appropriations Measure Stirs Political, Philosophical Debate By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 17, 2003; Page A04 Legislative language quietly submitted Friday for incorporation into a huge appropriations bill could push...
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Biotechnology Lobby Opposes Weldon Amendment, Seeks Open Door to Patents on Human Embryos
By Douglas Johnson NRLC Legislative Director Legfederal@aol.com November 11, 2003 NRLC strongly supports the Weldon Amendment, a provision of the appropriations bill for the departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and certain other agencies (H.R. 2799), passed by the...
Is it ethical to patent people?
By Lori Andrews Chicago Tribune November 9, 2003 [Lori Andrews is a law professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and the director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology.] The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that "anything...
Congressman Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-Fla.) explains the meaning and scope of his amendment
PATENT AMENDMENT -- (Extensions of Remarks - November 05, 2003) [Page: E2234] --- SPEECH OF HON. DAVE WELDON OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003 · Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, this summer I introduced an amendment that...