gtolife.\rInthewakeofthisannouncement,governmentshurriedtodraftguidelinesfortheunkn\rown,afuturefilledwithincrediblepossibilities.PresidentClintonorderedanationalc\rommissiontostudythelegalandmoralimplicationsofcloning.LeadersinEurope,whe\rremostnationsalreadyprohibithumancloning,beganexaminingthemoralimplica\rtionsofcloningotherspecies.\rUnit9p3\rPrenuptialagreements-or"prenups"—aredesignedtoaddresstheseproblemsas\rtheyarise.Prenupsarenegotiatedbylawyersfortheprospectivespouses,andsigned\rbeforeaministerbindstheminmarriage.Theyhavebeengaininginacceptanceinthe\rUnitedStatessincetheearly1980s,whenmorestatesbeganpassinglawsthataffected\rthedivisionoffinancialassetsinadivorce.Thelawsarebasedeitheron"community\rproperty"(splitevenly)oron"reasonabledistribution"(whateverajudgethinksis\r"fair").
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