Christian Bioethics Group in Korea Files Suit

Korea Times reports:

A coalition of some 20 religious, medical and law research groups plans to lodge a petition with the Constitutional Court against the bioethics law, claiming the law runs counter to the spirit of the Constitution. A member of the Korean Christian Bioethics Association said the group will review whether it is realistic to file the petition from a legal point of view. ``The most problematic aspect of the law is that embryo will be allowed to be used for research purposes,'' said Kim Il-su, professor of Korea University and co-chairman of the association. ``As embryos are recognized as life, it is against the spirit of the Constitution regarding respect for human dignity and life to use human embryos for research,'' he said.