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Attorney wants guardian appointed for alleged human clone
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida attorney Tuesday filed paperwork in Broward County to have a guardian appointed for the world's first alleged human clone. Bernard Siegel said Clonaid, the company that announced the birth of the alleged clone last week, is exploiting the child, and the government should step in to appoint a guardian, just as it would in the case of an abused child. "They [Clonaid] have gone out on some far-edge scientific experiment," Siegel told CNN. "This child should be protected, and the government authorities shouldn't stand by and let this happen." Siegel said he filed the petition in Broward County because that is where Clonaid announced the birth of the alleged clone, a 7-pound baby girl named Eve. The petition was filed with Broward County Circuit Court. Siegel said he filed the paperwork as a concerned citizen who is "trying to help a child." The whereabouts of the baby have not been revealed, nor has the birth been independently confirmed. Clonaid has said Eve was born to a 31-year-old American woman last week. The infant was scheduled to return home Monday and then undergo testing this week to verify its genetic makeup, Clonaid CEO Brigitte Boisselier said. The group has not returned repeated CNN phone calls seeking to learn if the baby did return to the United States Monday. (Full story)
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