In which, if any, of the following instances do
you support human cloning?
Not exact matches
If these experiments
support their hypothesis, they will be able to go on to similar
human -
cloning experiments because, according to OAR proponents, there is no moral issue left to be determined.
My position, which I commend for your consideration, is as follows: While I do not rule out the morality of research into
human cloning, I do
support a moratorium on such research, which would be removed in light of strong evidence for the positive benefits of such research and after concrete proposals have been formulated for avoiding the potential risks.
I would, therefore,
support morally responsible research that promises to advance our understanding of
human biology and disease, even if such research made the path to
human cloning easier.
I offer nine guidelines with
supporting theological rationale for the Commission to consider regarding research into
human cloning.
Given such reasons for concern, why might one
support, or even advocate,
human cloning?
AAAS, the world's largest general science society, has urged the United Nations to
support embryonic
cloning for research or «therapeutic» purposes, but ban all efforts to use
cloning for
human reproduction.
And while the Vatican
supports organ transplants, in 2004 the vice president of its Pontifical Academy for Life told Reuters that the
cloning of
human embryos is «a repeat of what the Nazis did in the concentration camps.»
The White House issued a statement saying that President Bush finds
human cloning deeply troubling and that he «strongly
supports legislation banning all
human cloning.»
The backgrounder below provides summary main points and sources on the position of current NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in
support of
human embryonic stem cell research,
human cloning, and the creation of ethically - questionable
human - animal chimeras.
Most of them have
supported the creation of laws that prohibit any type of
human cloning.