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Senate Didn’t Pass a Bill Allowing the Creation of Human/Animal Hybrids

Layne RadlauerLayne Radlauer
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20th July 2021
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20th July 2021
Senate Didn’t Pass a Bill Allowing the Creation of Human/Animal Hybrids
Chimeric embryos are never brought to term (Getty Images).

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The Endless Frontier Act (formally titled S.1260) just passed in the Senate. The bill focuses on scientific endeavors and restrictions. It has also been accused of continuing to allow researchers to create human/animal hybrids, colloquially known as “chimeras.” This accusation was first made by Republican Senator Mike Braun.

Braun attempted to add an amendment that would explicitly forbid “transferring a human embryo to a non-human womb and vice-versa.” This amendment was rejected by the Democrat-majority Senate, leading the claim to go viral.

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