Word: bans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Those former officers instituted the ban because they wanted time to create a formal policy for admitting new groups that would make the process less subjective, according to Roy. E. Bahat '98, current president of PBHA...
...course, the potential for evil is infinitely greater. But there will be no stopping that either. Ban human cloning in America, as in England, and it will develop on some island of Dr. Moreau. The possibilities are as endless as they are ghastly: human hybrids, clone armies, slave hatcheries, "delta" and "epsilon" sub-beings out of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World...
...afraid of cloning? Why did President Clinton, after forming a commission to study the matter, unilaterally ban research funding for human cloning this week? And why are European leaders moving to take similar steps? Surely, we are not afraid of Wilmut, a humble scientist in Scotland who just wants to turn animals into milk and drug factories...
...have wondered: Is it possible to put the cloning genie back in the bottle? Once we know it's possible, can we prevent the cloning of humans? Tuesday, President Clinton offered his own solution: cut off the money supply. Trying to stop "people from playing God," Clinton imposed a ban on federal funding for human cloning experiments and called for a voluntary moratorium on privately-funded research as well. "Each human life is unique, born of a miracle that reaches beyond laboratory science," he said. "I believe we must respect this profound gift and resist the temptation to replicate ourselves...
...Anyone caught selling cigarettes or chewing tobacco to someone under 18 will be fined at least $250. To ensure compliance, the FDA has unleashed a horde of old-looking children in undercover sting operations in stores across the country. Starting August 28, the agency will also introduce a ban on vending machines in spots where underage teens are allowed, will block outdoor cigarette ads within 1,000 feet of a school or public playground and forbid the sale of "loosies" or single cigarettes. Charging that the FDA does not have the authority to regulate the industry, tobacco companies are challenging...