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РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ ВСЕМИРНОЙ АССАМБЛЕИ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ R E S O L U C I O N D E L A A S A M В L E A M L N D I A í. D E L A S A L U D
FIFTIETH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY X 厂.-f
Supplementary agenda item
WHA50.37
14 May 1997
Cloning in human reproduction
T h e Fiftieth W o r l d Health Assembly,
Having considered the Director-General's report on cloning, biomedical technology and W H O ' s role in standard-setting;1
Noting the statement issued by the Director-General on 11 M a r c h 1997,2 as well as the statements m a d e by M e m b e r States at the Fiftieth W o r l d Health Assembly;
W e l c o m i n g the Convention on H u m a n Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe,3 which deals with the ethical principles of biomedicine;
Recognizing the need to respect the freedom of ethically acceptable scientific activity and to ensure access to the benefits of its applications;
Recognizing that developments in cloning and other genetic procedures have unprecedented ethical implications and considering that related research and development should therefore be carefully monitored and assessed, and the rights and dignity of patients respected,
1. A F F I R M S that the use of cloning for the replication of h u m a n individuals is ethically unacceptable and contrary to h u m a n integrity and morality;
2. R E Q U E S T S the Director-General:
(1) to take the lead in clarifying and assessing the ethical, scientific and social implications of cloning in the area of h u m a n health, in appropriate consultation with other international organizations, national governments and professional and scientific bodies; and, with the relevant international bodies, to consider related legal aspects;
(2) to inform the M e m b e r States in order to foster a public debate on these issues;
1 Document A50/30.
• Document A50/30, Annex.
1 Council of Europe document DIR/JUR(96)14.
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(3) to report to the 101st session of the Executive Board, to the Fifty-first World Health Assembly and to other interested organizations on the outcome of the assessments.
Tenth plenary meeting, 14 May 1997 A50/VR/10
