The Ethics of Cloning

by David M. Haugen (Editor), Susan Musser (Editor), Kacy Lovelace (Editor)

Overview

Should cloning be banned? Can it ever be safe and effective? Would reproductive cloning strengthen families? Is cloning animals morally permissible? Supporting key Social Studies curriculum, this anthology tackles the question of cloning in our world. Readers are presented with a variety of viewpoints on the topic and asked to draw informed conclusions through inquiry and argument analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737743111
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/02/2009
Series:	At Issue Series: Health
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Ethics of Cloning: An Overview Aaron D. Levine 11

2 Human Cloning Should Be Banned Leon R. Kass 21

3 Human Cloning Should Not Be Banned Kerry Lynn Macintosh 32

4 Human Cloning Will Be Accepted When It Is Safe and Effective Joe Leigh Simpson 47

5 Therapeutic Cloning Is Moral Katrien Devolder Julian Savulescu 57

6 Therapeutic Cloning Is Immoral Kate Cregan 73

7 Reproductive Cloning Would Strengthen the American Family Gregory E. Pence 79

8 Reproductive Cloning Would Weaken the American Family Stanley Kurtz 91

9 Cloning Animals for Food Is Morally Permissible Sigrid Fry-Revere 99

10 Cloning Animals for Food Is Morally Impermissible Nina Mak 107

Organizations to Contact 113

Bibliography 120

Index 125

Editorial Reviews

Review: The Ethics of Cloning "Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011

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