Next week the House is expected to pass a bill banning all human cloning–also without any new hearings. Opponents, who favor an alternative that would allow cloning for research, complain they haven’t had time to educate lawmakers on the complex topic. Also introduced last week: a bill outlawing “partial-birth abortion.” “It seems crazy to us that banning partial-birth abortion should be at the top of the agenda,” says Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette. In the Senate, the agenda won’t change much: Senate Republicans just put welfare reform and partial-birth abortion on their list of priorities.
