Last week, the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research, chaired by the Anglican Bishop of Oxford, gave the go ahead to experiments on cloned human embryos and 'spare' embryos left over from IVF procedures. Its conclusions came as little surprise to those...
Making a Killing from Human Clones
Universe Column By David Alton Spurred on by vested interests every bit as powerful as those involved in the Enron-Arthur Anderson scandal, the pressure to permit the cloning of human embryos continues unabated. The battle has been waged in the Courts and in...
The Raelian Cult and cloning
Universe Column By David Alton In April 1999 I won a place in a parliamentary ballot. This enabled me to choose the subject for debate. I used it to question the surreptitious manner in which human cloning was becoming a reality without any proper parliamentary or...
Consultation on Sex Selection
Universe Column By David Alton The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has launched yet another public consultation. This one is entitled “Sex Selection: Choice and Responsibility in Human Reproduction” and examines the sex selection of babies for...
Live birth cloning
Universe Column for January 4th 2004 By David Alton Just before Christmas I took part in a rather scary Conference on human cloning. It was scary because also on the platform was a representative of Cloneaid – whose representive could see no ethical objection to...
Debate on Cloning
Text of a speech given during the debate on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2000. For the full text of the debate, click here. 22nd January 2001 Lord Alton of Liverpool rose to move, as an amendment to the Motion to approve the...
Human Reproductive Cloning
Lord Alton of Liverpool asked Her Majesty's Government: Following reports in the Sunday Times of 18 February, what action they intend to take to raise with the Bush Administration the consequences of permitting the development of a cloned baby; and what is their...
Human Genetic Code
Baroness Sharp of Guildford asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the immediate next steps they plan to take in the light of the unravelling of the human genetic code announced on 26th June. The Minister for Science, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan – short debate House of Lords 25th April 2024. Full Text of Speeches and Recording of Debate
Lords Grand CommitteeThursday 25 April 2024 Full debate: https://youtu.be/VMSZpOq_oyk Lord Alton of Liverpool:I am grateful to all noble lords participating in today’s short debate about ways in which UK development aid to Pakistan- rising from £41.5 million this...
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MPPrime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AAApril 24, 2024 Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to you on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April24th, Armenians worldwide commemorate this day, which has...
At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? Essay for GIS Reports April 19th 2024.
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/crossroads-isolationism-leadership At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? LORD DAVID ALTON OF LIVERPOOL READING TIME: 16 MIN History teaches us that isolationism leads to disaster. Will the...