Cloning - pros and cons - Biology Unit 2 Cloning - LibGuides at Mater Christi College

Ethics of Cloning

Ethical issues specific to human cloning include the safety and efficacy of the procedure, cloning for destructive embryonic stem cell research, the effects of reproductive cloning on the child/parent relationship, and the commodification of human life as a research product.

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Cloning monkeys for research puts humans on a slippery ethical slope
We believe that this approach of cloning gene-edited monkeys could be used to generate a variety of monkey models for gene-based diseases, including many brain diseases, as well as immune and metabolic disorders and cancer.

Australian legislation: Cloning

Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002
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9 Offence—placing a human embryo clone in the human body or the body of an animal

A person commits an offence if the person intentionally places a human embryo clone in the body of a human or the body of an animal.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.

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The development of a human embryo (including a human embryo clone) outside the body of a woman for more than 14 days is prohibited by section 14.
Links to State and Commonwealth legislation
There are two Commonwealth Acts providing a regulatory framework to prohibit certain unacceptable practices including human cloning, and to regulate use of excess human embryos created through assisted reproductive technology.
Australia lifts ban on cloning (2006)
Australia has ended its ban on research that involves therapeutic cloning — giving researchers there a chance to join the small number of groups engaged in the procedure worldwide.
Australia issues first license to clone human embryos (2008)
The Australian government has issued its first license allowing scientists to create cloned human embryos to try and obtain embryonic stem cells.

Cloning Issues

Cloning technologiea and ethical use
Cloning technologies are essential tools; without them, modern biology would still be the stuff of science fiction. Cloning has led to scores of important drugs and newly developed therapies, such as human insulin, interferon to fight viral infections, and blood growth factors such as erythropoietin to generate new red blood cells.

Key terms

Embryo research licensing: key terms
A useful guide explaining key terms used in embryo research. Provides definitions of the main terms used, including biological definitions and therapy explanations.

Concerns

Potential Problems with Cloning
Access this Proquest - elibrary topic and scroll to the last heading - Potential Problems with Cloning.

Therapeutic cloning

Promises and Issues
Scroll down this lengthy article to Ethical Considerations and the Conclusion.

Benefits Issues and Legal issues

Understanding Therapeutic Cloning: Benefits, Issues and Legal Framework
Topics within this article:
Benefits of Therapeutic Cloning
Concerns
Ethical Issues - moral, social, religious, economic and financial, human rights
International legal framework

Biology Unit 2 Cloning : Cloning - pros and cons