Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?

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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.
 

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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
Index
177
About the Author
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Gregory E. Pence is professor of philosophy in the Schools of Medicine and Arts/Humanities at the University of Alabama, Birmingham where he has taught and written about bioethics for over twenty years. He is the author of Classic Cases in Medical Ethics, editor of Classic Works in Medical Ethics, and co-author of Seven Dilemmas in World Religions. He lives in Birmingham Alabama.

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