Toward scientific discussion of human reproductive cloning

Discussion of "biomedical ontologies: toward scientific debate".

Discussion of “Biomedical Ontologies: Toward Scientific Debate” M. Brochhausen1; A. Burgun2; W. Ceusters3; A. Hasman4; T. Y. Leong5; M. Musen6; J. L. Oliveira7; M. Peleg8; A. Rector9; S. Schulz10 1Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany; 2Inserm U936, Department of Medical Informatics, Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France; 3University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY, USA; 4AMC-University of Amsterdam, ...

Scientific Discussion I. Scientific Discussion

The ethics of human reproductive cloning.

This article addresses the question of whether human reproductive cloning could be ethically justifiable in at least some cases involving infertile couples who would choose cloning as a way to have a genetically related child. At present, the risk of congenital anomalies constitutes a compelling argument against human reproductive cloning. The article explores whether reproductive cloning could...

Emotional reactions to human reproductive cloning.

BACKGROUND Extant surveys of people's attitudes towards human reproductive cloning focus on moral judgements alone, not emotional reactions or sentiments. This is especially important given that some (especially Leon Kass) have argued against such cloning on the ground that it engenders widespread negative emotions, like disgust, that provide a moral guide. OBJECTIVE To provide some data on e...

Human cloning: scientific, ethical and Jewish perspectives.

A. Factual Background During the last decade, cloning of animals has been carried out using the following method: the egg from a cow (or other female animal) is fertilized in a test tube with a sperm cell of a bull (or other male animal). The fertilized egg is allowed to undergo a number of divisions; the daughter cells are then physically separated and each is left to divide again. In this way...