• Genetic testing of children can be an important part of parental responsibility, and may be carried out if it is clearly in the child’s best interests to be tested;
• Treatment for genetic diseases and the use of somatic gene transfer therapies may be used if they are proven safe and effective;
• New genetic techniques may be used in conjunction with in vitro fertilization to avoid procreation of human beings with clearly serious disorders of their DNA or chromosomes;
• It is not morally acceptable to use reproductive cloning, and it is therefore morally irresponsible for physicians, scientists, and prospective parents to engage in it.

* Resolution is final but status and text are still under review before publication.