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Think about 3.1 What is bioethics? 3.2 Some issues in biotechnology Recall Think about Summary concept map
Following the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep and other mammals, humans could possibly be cloned.
This has started a debate about whether it is right or wrong to clone a whole person. There are different views on this issue.
Why do people disagree on cloning a What factors affect whole person their views on it
Bioethics () is the study of ethical issues and implications brought about by the advances in the areas of biological science and medicine.
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Human cloning is a new form of human reproduction. It enables infertile couples like us to have children.
In favour human cloning Our son died in an accident. A clone of our son may make up for our loss.
human cloning
Against
It is irresponsible to clone humans when animal cloning has such a low success rate.
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human cloning
Against
A clone is neither the child nor the brother/sister of the nucleus donor. The identity of the clone is unclear.
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values () guide the way people make their decisions values are affected by religion, culture and past experiences, etc. one thing that benefits some people may not be beneficial to others
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Bioethics is the study of ethical issues and implications brought about by the advances in the areas of biological science and medicine.
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legal issues
social issues
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Cloning
lack of genetic variations
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Cloning
1 Ethical issues
low success rate death of embryos justified?
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implantation
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day of pregnancy
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Cloning
2 Economic issues
worth investing the money?
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Cloning
3 Environmental issues
clones of endangered animals will still have no place to live spend money on habitat conservation instead?
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Cloning
Human reproductive cloning
clones are unnatural sub-humans? relation of the clone with the nucleus donor and the donors family? could the clone experience his/her own life? cloning lowers the value of life?
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Cloning
Human reproductive cloning Risk of abuse what happens if rich people use the technology to produce servants?
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Cloning
Human reproductive cloning Risk of abuse what happens if Adolf Hitler clones himself? what happens if someone allows only the best people to be cloned?
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Oh no.
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Gene therapy
1 Ethical issues
when should gene therapy be used? acceptable for genetic enhancement?
May I change my eye colour using gene therapy?
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Gene therapy
1 Ethical issues
when should gene therapy be used? acceptable for genetic enhancement? is it playing God? causes unforeseeable harmful effects on future generations?
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Gene therapy
2 Legal issues
how can we obtain informed consent from seriously ill patients or embryos? how can we prevent misuse of gene therapy to produce a perfect human race?
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Gene therapy
3 Social issues
widens the social class gap?
4 Economic issues
right to invest a large sum of money for the benefit of a few patients? any alternatives?
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3 Social issues
the public become used to the destruction of human life?
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Why do people disagree on cloning a whole person? What factors affect their views on it?
Values guide the way people make their decision. Values are affected by religion, culture and past experiences, etc.
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Why do people disagree on cloning a whole person? What factors affect their views on it?
In addition, one thing that benefits some people may not be beneficial to others. Thus, people may disagree on cloning a whole person.
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Do you support the cloning of a whole person? Why? Answers vary with students.
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Bioethics
study of ethical issues and implications brought about by the advances in the areas of
biotechnology
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biotechnology
raises
ethical issues
legal issues
economic issues
social issues
environmental issues
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