Popular cloning versus scientific cloning in ethical debate.
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چکیده
From the moment the Roslin Institute announced Dolly’s birth1, the potential for human cloning elicited worldwide attention, condemnation, and fear.2 In the remarks that follow, I argue that much of the fear and condemnation derives from the very different connotations that society and scientists attribute to the word “clone.” Popular conceptions of cloning consist of pure science fiction and probably always will. True biological cloning of human beings, however, would only produce unpredictable daughters and sons—exactly what some people desire.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- New York University journal of legislation and public policy
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000