Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?Rowman & Littlefield, 1998 - 181 páginas Human cloning raises the most profound questions about human nature, our faith in ourselves, and our ability to make decisions that could significantly alter the character of humanity. In this exciting and accessible book, Gregory Pence offers a candid and sometimes humorous look at the arguments for and against human cloning. Originating a human being by cloning, Pence boldly argues, should not strike fear in our hearts but should be examined as a reasonable reproductive option for couples. Pence considers how popular culture has influenced the way we think about cloning, and he presents a lucid and non-technical examination of the scientific research and relevant moral issues in the cloning debate. This book is a must-read for anyone who is concerned about the impact of technology on human life and for those with interests in medical ethics, sociology, and public policy. |
Contenido
From Dolly to Humans? | 1 |
Dollys Importance and Promise | 9 |
Background on Cloning | 11 |
What Cloning Can and Cannot Physically Reproduce | 13 |
The New Genetic Age | 15 |
Genetic Contributions of the Host Egg | 17 |
The Mistake of Genetic Determinism | 21 |
The False Seers of Assisted Human Reproduction | 25 |
Personal Liberty and the Right to SelfReproduce | 100 |
Benefit to ChildrenImproving Genetic Inheritance | 101 |
Case 3Richard Dunaway | 102 |
Case 4Robert Atworthy | 104 |
Benefit to ChildrenGenetic TherapyCorrecting Genetic Disease | 105 |
Aiding Infertile Couples | 106 |
Valuing the Genetic Connection | 108 |
Generalizing the Genetic Connection | 110 |
First Wave | 29 |
Second Wave | 30 |
Third Wave | 31 |
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission NBAC | 34 |
Misconceptions | 39 |
Making Women Visible | 44 |
They Would Be People | 45 |
You Cant Reproduce Yourself | 49 |
Lack of Informed Consent Doesnt Matter | 52 |
Reproductive Freedom Doesnt Lead to Coercive State Eugenics | 56 |
Four Questions about Ethics | 59 |
Does the Rule Intrude Too Much on Personal Liberty? | 61 |
What Is the Point of the Moral Rule? | 62 |
Why Assume the Worst Motives? | 64 |
Why Fear Slippery Slopes? | 66 |
Cloning and Sex | 73 |
Morally Repugnant? | 74 |
Plain Sex | 78 |
Meilaenders Testimony | 79 |
Twinning Human Embryos | 85 |
Why Embryos Are Not Persons | 87 |
Controversies about Embryos | 89 |
The Craziness of the Hughes Incident | 91 |
The Importance of Wilmuts Discoveries for Understanding Humans | 95 |
What Is Lost in Research | 96 |
Recommendations of NBAC | 97 |
Arguments for Allowing Human Asexual Reproduction | 99 |
Rawls Argument | 112 |
Children for Gay Men and Lesbians | 114 |
Arguments against Human Asexual Reproduction | 119 |
Fear of the New and Different | 122 |
Genetic Diversity and Evolution | 129 |
Risk of Harm to the Child | 131 |
A Point about Control | 140 |
Increasing Prejudice against the Disabled | 141 |
Fostering Sexism | 142 |
Class Injustice | 143 |
The Slippery Slope | 144 |
Nature versus Nurture | 146 |
Regulating Human Cloning | 151 |
The Case against Regulation of NST | 152 |
The Case for Regulation | 154 |
The Issue of Multiples | 158 |
Against Commercialization of NST | 159 |
Conclusions | 163 |
The Unreality of the Human Embryo Debate | 164 |
What Might a Good Religious Objection to NST Look Like? | 165 |
Improving Humanity | 167 |
Alternative Pasts and Social Control | 170 |
Beneficent Multiples | 172 |
A Final Prediction | 174 |
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The Human Embryo Research Debates:Bioethics in the Vortex of Controversy ... Ronald M. Green Sin vista previa disponible - 2001 |
Sex in the Future: The Reproductive Revolution and how it Will Change Us Robin Baker Vista previa limitada - 2000 |