Neither therapeutic cloning nor reproductive cloning necessarily pose insurmountable
ethical obstacles. Two defences of therapeutic cloning are considered. The first defence, the …

IN THIS ESSAY, Iwill CONSIDER the ethics of reproductive and therapeutic cloning. But I
want also to advance a more general claim: that the cloning issue, and related debates …

The author believes that the medical and scientific benefits of research into therapeutic
cloning are so great that this research is morally required. There is an overwhelming …

Some have objected to the laboratory cloning of human preembryos on the grounds that the
procedure would violate the dignity of and respect owed to human preembryos. Others have …

The author, a member of the US President's Council on Bioethics, discussesethical issues
raised by human cloning, whetherfor purposes of bringing babies to birth or forresearch …

After the birth of the first ever cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, made the headlines, people
all around the world rushed to condemn human cloning as an absolute wrong. 1 A number …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on some of the leading concerns with human
cloning. Some of the fears and apprehensions are based on misconceptions of the science …

The recent announcement of a birth in the press has caused a sensation probably
unparalleled for two millennia and has highlighted the impact of the genetic revolution on …

Some opponents of reproductive human cloning have argued that, because of its
experimental nature, any attempt to create a child by way of cloning would risk serious birth …

Proponents of human reproductive cloning do not dispute that cloning may lead to violations
of clones' right to self‐determination, or that these violations could cause psychological …