Regarding today's press conference by Clonaid, claiming that a cloned human infant has been born in another country, the following statement may be attributed to Douglas Johnson, legislative director for NRLC:

NRLC has no way to evaluate the validity of claims that a cloned human infant has been born, and that other women are carrying unborn human clones.

But what is known for sure is this: Multiple laboratories in the U.S. are working towards mass creation of cloned human embryos to use in research that will kill them. In order to prevent such human embryo farms, and the other horrors of human cloning that will follow, the Senate must act quickly to pass the Brownback-Weldon cloning ban.

NRLC believes that every member of the human species should be recognized as a human being with intrinsic human rights, regardless of the circumstances of his or her creation. This position is in contrast with the suggestion of some that a clone -- whether embryo, fetus, or newborn -- should not be regarded as a "human being."

The National Right to Life Committee is the nation's major pro-life organization, with affiliates in all 50 states.

VSHL is the Virginia affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee.