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...more intellectually honest defenders of “therapeutic cloning?? will admit to this and acknowledge that an embryo is technically a human being. But merely being human, they argue, is not enough to make one a “person,” and not enough to guarantee one legal protection under our constitutional order. Rather, only a human being with certain characteristics—say, self-awareness or the ability to reason—can be legitimately afforded the protection of the laws. And since an embryo is clearly not self-aware (or whatever standard...
...experiments raise more complex scientific and ethical questions than any issue Congress has recently faced. Yet lawmakers should not use the difficulty of navigating ethical shoals as an excuse to ban the procedure. The potential medical benefits of stem cells created through “therapeutic cloning?? are significant, and the procedure—which takes place in a petri dish—is ethically acceptable. Congress should establish procedures for the oversight and regulation of such research where necessary. It should not place a ban on promising scientific research out of a vague feeling of discomfort...
...cloning to create a child. Animals conceived through cloning have displayed significantly higher rates of genetic defects and deformities, something unacceptable in research involving humans. Until the scientific assessments change, Congress must act to ban reproductive cloning as a simple matter of safety. Additionally, the possible societal implications of cloning??s widespread use have barely been explored. Yet the mere possibility that a child might someday be conceived through cloning??resembling an identical twin of its genetic parent rather than a perfect replica—should not be so concerning that promising research is banned altogether...