英语翻译
TheEuropeanUnion
OnemajordifferencebetweenU.S.andEuropeanpolicyisthatmoreEuropeannationsfavorgenetherapy.InthefinalDeclarationonHumanCloningvote,theonlymajorWesternEuropeannationstovoteinfavorofitwereItaly,Ireland,andPortugal,whicharemoreCatholicthanmanyothersintheEU.Meanwhile,theUnitedKingdom,Germany,France,Greece,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,Sweden,andNorwayallvotedagainstit,andoverhalfofallopposingnationswereEuropean.Thatbeingsaid,thesecountriesarealsoamongthenationsthatbenefitmostfromthecurrentdrugindustry,astheycanactuallyaffordmanyofthenewerandmoreexpensivedrugstestedoverseas.OntworecentlypassedEuropeanCommunityClinicalTrialsDirectives,thebodywascriticizedfornarrowingtheircodestoproductsforhumanuse,andforgenerouslysmoothingovertheresearchapprovalprocessandfailingtoadequatelyprotectpatients.ThispositionisnotassteadfastasintheUnitedStates,however,ascriticsadmitthatdependingoncaselawtheinterpretationoftheDirectivecouldchange.Thus,itwouldnotbesurprisingtoseeEuropeannationsattempttobalancebothsponsorandcommunityrights,andtheirultimatesupportcouldheavilyinfluencetheoutcomeofmanyoftheseissues.