ISSN:
1572-8609
Keywords:
biotechnology
;
cloning
;
ethics of biotechnology
;
ethics of cloning
;
ethics of human cloning
;
ethics for reproductive technology
;
genetic engineering
;
human cloning
;
religious ethics
;
reproductive technology
;
secular ethics
;
social ethics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Philosophy
Notes:
Abstract The advent of cloning animals has created a maelstrom of social concern about the “ethical issues” associated with the possibility of cloning humans. When the “ethical concerns” are clearly examined, however, many of them turn out to be less matters of rational ethics than knee-jerk emotion, religious bias, or fear of that which is not understood. Three categories of real and spurious ethical concerns are presented and discussed: 1) that cloning is intrinsically wrong, 2) that cloning must lead to bad consequences, and 3) that cloning harms the organism generated. The need for a rational ethical framework for discussing biotechnological advances is presented and defended.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009775715165
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