Biomedical Ethics
Biomedical Ethics | The Risks of Human Cloning Outweigh the Benefits
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) was established by Bill Clinton in 1995 to provide advice and make recommendations on such bioethical issues as using human research subjects and what limits to place on genetic engineering. When Scottish scientists announced in February 1997 that they had cloned an adult sheep, Clinton directed the NBAC to prepare a report on the legal and ethical issues involved in cloning. In the following viewpoint excerpted from its report, the NBAC contends any possible benefits of cloning are outweighed by the risks involved. The NBAC maintains,...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is Human Cloning Ethical?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Benefits of Cloning Outweigh the Risks
- The Risks of Human Cloning Outweigh the Benefits
- Cloning Research Could Be Beneficial To Humans
- Cloning Research Would Not Benefit Humans
- Cloning Would Violate a Person's Individuality
- Cloning Would Not Violate A Person's Individuality
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: What Ethics Should Guide Organ Donations?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Selling Organs For Transplants is Ethical
- Selling Organs For Transplants Is Unethical
- Consent For Organ Donation Should Be Presumed
- Consent For Organ Donation Should Be Required
- Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants Could Save Lives
- Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants Are Dangerous and Unethical
- Using Organs From Executed Prisoners is Ethical
- Using Organs From Executed Prisoners is Unethical
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: Are Reproductive Technologies Ethical?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Reproductive Technologies Should Be Banned
- Reproductive Technologies Should Not Be Banned
- Surrogate Motherhood is Ethical
- Surrogate Motherhood is Unethical
- Postmenopausal Pregnancies Should Be Banned
- Postmenopausal Pregnancies Should Not Be Banned
- Postmortem Pregnancies Are Ethical
- Postmortem Pregnancies Are Unethical
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: What Ethics Should Guide Genetic Research?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Genetic Engineering Could Benefit Society
- Genetic Engineering Could Be Dangerous
- Genetic Testing Threatens Society
- Genetic Testing Can Save Lives
- Scientists Should Be Allowed To Patent Human Genes
- Human Genes Should Not Be Patented
- Studying the Human Genome Will Provide Valuable Information
- Studying the Human Genome Violates the Sanctity of Life
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- Genetic Engineering Could Benefit Society
- Genetic Engineering Could Benefit Society
- Genetic Engineering Could Benefit Society
- Genetic Engineering Could Benefit Society
- Glossary
- For Further Study
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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