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Glasgow East By-election: O'Brien attacks 'monstrous' embryo bill
Cardinal Keith O'Brien has relaunched an attack on Labour's controversial Embryology Bill just days before thousands of Catholics vote in the crucial Glasgow East by-election, describing the plans as a "monstrous attack on human rights".The leader of Scotland's Catholics said he was calling on MPs to "search their hearts and consciences" over the bill, which will allow scientists to create 'hybrid embryos', made up of both human and animal tissue.
O'Brien said he welcomed the decision to delay the vote, which had been due to take place last week. The delay sparked speculation that Prime Minister Gordon Brown was running scared ahead of the by-election.
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