%0 Journal Article %A Behnammanesh, Shima %A Amani Samani, Reza %T Animal Cloning and its Consequences in European :union:’s Legal Framework %J Medical Law Journal %V 2 %N 7 %U http://ijmedicallaw.ir/article-1-62-en.html %R %D 2008 %K Animal cloning, European :union:, animal welfare, %X In 1997, there was a report in Nature that announced the birth of Dolly the first cloned mammal in the world using nuclear transfer. After it, a lot of ethical and religious reactions were claimed against human cloning while no absolute opposition was presented against animal cloning. European :union: (EUROPA) as one of the most important and effective international organizations, has been playing a major role in defining animal cloning and its procedure and effects on animals. In this paper we tried to perform a comprehensive review of literature on Europe's opinions and legal notes about animal cloning. %> http://ijmedicallaw.ir/article-1-62-en.pdf %P 163-189 %& 163 %! %9 %L A-10-1-28 %+ %G eng %@ 2008-4390 %[ 2008