Human reproductive cloning remains universally condemned, primarily for the psychological, social, and physiological risks associated with cloning. He agrees that although revulsion is an emotional reaction, sometimes emotional reactions are necessary to express a deep wisdom which cannot be articulated properly. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Leon richard kass born february 12, 1939 is an american physician, scientist, educator, and public intellectual, best known as proponent of liberal education via the great books, as an opponent of human cloning, life extension and euthanasia, as a critic of certain areas of technological progress and embryo research, and for his controversial tenure as chairman of the presidents council. Clones are able to happen naturally as is the example of biological twins or they can be made in a lab through modern technologies. Human cloning and moral status florida state university.
Kasss argument against cloning ethical issues in health. I a child, and thou a lamb, despite our differences, have always been equal candidates for creative making, only now, by means of cloning, we may both spring from the hand of. Therapeutic cloning is immoral 37 william saunders 6. This is especially important given that some especially leon kass have argued against such cloning on the ground that it engenders widespread negative emotions, like disgust, that provide a moral guide. Leon richard kass 1939 the embryo project encyclopedia. It is thus not the intention to use the embryo for reproductive purposes. Organisms are considered clones when their entire dna is identical. Preventing a brave new world by leon kass published in tnr online the new republic online june 21, 2001 i. An ethical perspective on cloning by scorgie, glen c. Cloning for research and therapy involves the creation of an embryo via scnt, but instead of transferring the cloned embryo to the uterus in order to generate a pregnancy, it is used to obtain pluripotent stem cells. An approach to the ethics of cloning humans via an examination of the ethical issues pertaining to the use of any tool. Ethics and cloning british medical bulletin oxford academic. Our habii of dtlighting in news of scientific and leth nological.
Leon kass national endowment for the humanities neh. Wilson, the preeminent political scientist to whom four u. In 2002 he released life, liberty, and the defense of dignity. Though dolly shares with previous sheep the softest. Though dolly shares with previous sheep the softest clothing, woolly, briglu. The american bioethicist leon kass, for example, argues that any attempt to change or direct the natural reproductive processes is morally wrong, because it is an essential part of the human condition to accept whatever nature produces, however inconvenient or unpleasant it may be. Chicagoborn leon kass, the 2009 jefferson lecturer, sat with humanities magazine to describe how as a young medical doctor he joined the civil rights movement, then changed course to become a research scientist, but, as a result of reading rousseau, aldous huxley, and c. Therapeutic cloning can save lives 30 raymond barglow 5. Exploring the ethics of human cloning, kass writes.
Leon kass, chairman of the presidents council on bioethics in the united states, is the author ofthe wisdom of repugnance. Leon kass, chairman of the presidents council on bioethics, cloning threatens the dignity of human procreation, giving one generation unprecedented genetic control over the next. Kasss argument against cloning january 27, 2014 uncategorized mckenzie clark leon kass argues in the article why we should ban the cloning of humans. The wisdom of repugnance by leon r, kass o ur habii of dtlighting in news of scientific and lethnological breaklhioiighs lias bf f n sorely challf nged by the birib ainiotinceinem of a sheep named dolly. Dec 31, 2001 bush also revealed that he had selected leon kass as his choice to chair this council comprised of prominent scientists, physicians, ethicists, lawyers, theologians, and other professionals. Background extant surveys of peoples attitudes towards human reproductive cloning focus on moral judgements alone, not emotional reactions or sentiments. A cloned embryo intended for implantation into a womb requires thorough molecular testing to fully determine whether an embryo is healthy and whether the cloning process is complete. Kass essay wisdom and repugnancethe weekly standard, may 26, 1997 focuses on what lead up to cloning and why it will turn our lives into that of brave new world.
Jan 27, 2014 kasss argument against cloning january 27, 2014 uncategorized mckenzie clark leon kass argues in the article why we should ban the cloning of humans. Few avenues of scientific inquiry raise more thorny ethical questions than the cloning of human beings, a radical way to control our dna. An important, and for many people troubling question arose. Kass this symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the. Pdf the comparative approach regarding the ethics of surrogacy from the western secular and islamic. The ethical implications of human cloning spring 2005 volume 48, number 2 243 it might be replied that cloning and genetic engineering are in principle no different from other ways in which parents go to great lengths to produce children of a certain kind, or designer children. Kass, the noted teacher, scientist, humanist, and chairman of the presidents council on bioethics, and james q. In this chapter, leon kass, former chairperson of the united states presidents council on bioethics, discusses the ethics of human reproductive cloning. A human embryothe being created by human cloningis nothing less than a human being in the earliest stages of natural development. Why we should ban the cloning of humans, a widely cited critique of reproductive cloning of humans 2. The ethics of human cloning the ethics of human cloning leon r. The most publicly justifiable application of human cloning, if there is one at all, is to provide selfcompatible cells or tissues for medical use, especially transplantation.
Kass at the onset of life, liberty and the defense of dignity, leon kass gives us a status report on where we stand today. An ethical inquiry and in 2003 he authored the beginning of wisdom. Kass, the noted teacher, scientist, humanist, and chairman of the presidents council on bioethics, and james q medical books ethics of human cloning. You and we and everybody else on the planet were at an earlier stage of our lives human embryos, just as every reader of these words was once a toddler, and before that an infant, and before that a fetus. However, soon after the announcement of her birth in february 1997 wilmut et al. The ethics of human cloning american enterprise institute aei. The three types of cloning that currently exist are. In august 2001, in conjunction with his decision to permit limited federal funding for stemcell research, president george w.
Publication date 1998 topics human cloning moral and ethical aspects, human reproductive technology moral and ethical aspects publisher washington, d. Wilson, a political scientist to whom four us presidents have turned for advice on crime, drug abuse, education and other crises in american life, explore the ethics of human cloning, reproductive technology and the teleology of. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Wilson supports limited cloning to twoparent heterosexual families and believes the source of the egg should be restricted to race, ethnicity or sex, but parents should not deliberately try to create designer babies. Leon kass, a conservative american ethicist, asserted in 1998 that cloning is wrong, because it distorts family relationships and our sense of human dignity. In addition to bringing a passionate expertise in bioethics to the stem cell debate, kass has also been quite engaged in the deliberations over human cloning. Wilson, the preeminent political scientist to whom four united states presidents have turned for advice on crime, drug abuse, education, and other crises in american life, explore the ethics of human. Elisa eiseman, rabbi elliot dorff, nancy duff, leon r. This longawaited yet not quite expected success in cloning a mammal raised immediately the prospectand the specter of cloning human beings.
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from a somatic body cell, came into the world innocent as a lamb. Wilson wrote essays regarding their opinions of the potential consequences, both good and bad. The ethics of human cloning pdf free download epdf. Kass, the noted teacher, scientist, and humanist, and james q. Protestantorganized bodies, such as the world council of churches 1975, 1982, 1989 and the national council of churches of christ 1980, 1983, 1986, as well as some individual. Our habit of delighting in news of scientific and technological breakthroughs has been sorely challenged by the birth announcement of a sheep named dolly. The ethics of human cloning by wilson, james q kass, leon. The ethics of human cloning 1288 words 123 help me. Some opponents, however, do not accept the premise that human cloning is a reproductive.
Emotional reactions to human reproductive cloning journal. Kass begins by critically assessing the presumption that technological innovations in reproduction should be allowed. In this chapter, i argue that one of the best defenses of human cloning is when human cloning is understood as a reproductive rights issue, but explaining and defending this right is problematic. Bush also revealed that he had selected leon kass as his choice to chair this council comprised of prominent scientists, physicians, ethicists, lawyers, theologians, and other professionals. Lewis, ended up studying aristotle, teaching philosophy and literature, and becoming eminent in the field of bioethics. The ethics of human cloning by wilson, james q kass. Wilson, a political scientist to whom four us presidents have turned for advice on crime, drug abuse, education and other crises in american life, explore the ethics of human cloning, reproductive technology and the teleology of human sexuality. The medical ethicist leon kass, claiming that infertility was a social problem. What does he say regarding his argument being emotional, and not based on clear cut rational thought. Paperback download link for the ethics of human cloning. Bush created the presidents council on bioethics to address the ethical ramifications of biomedical innovation. The failure of the last congress to enact a ban on human cloning casts grave doubt on our ability to govern the unethical uses of biotechnology, even when it.
Human nature itself lies on the operating table, ready for alteration, for eugenic and psychic enhancement, for wholesale redesign. In the year 2000 he and his wife amy kass compiled wing to wing, oar to oar. A comparative study of western secular and islamic bioethics perspectives. In 1998 he wrote the ethics of human cloning with coauthor james q. Evans journal of the evangelical theological society, vol. The ethics of human cloning john woodward, book editor. The american bioethicist, leon kass argues that the social identities of parent. Human cloning is revolting, and should be banned under all circumstances. At the time this book was written no one had yet claimed to have cloned a human being and the debate was raging, should science even try. Reproductive cloning is moral 14 panayiotis zavos 3. Ethics and cloning british medical bulletin oxford.
Wilson and leon kass debate the social, psychological and ethical ramifications of human cloning. Human cloning moral and ethical aspects the ethics of human cloning washington. An ethical inquiry 2002, by presidents council on bioethics u. We should declare that human cloning is unethical in itself and dangerous in it likely consequences. Kasss argument against cloning ethical issues in health care. The urgency of the great political struggles of the twentieth century, successfully waged against totalitarianisms first right and then left, seems to have blinded many people to a. If leon kass and other opponents of cloning think that sexuality is more important than. Kass, a teacher, scientist and humanist, and james q. Kass essay wisdom and repugnance the weekly standard, may 26, 1997 focuses on what lead up to cloning and why it will turn our lives into that of brave new world. I a child and thou a lamb, despite our differences, have always been equal candidates for creative making, only now, by means of cloning, we may both spring from the hand of man playing at being god. Philosophical, scientist, moral, ethics and religious analysis in the juridical compared science in the law of cloning. A new report published in the new atlantis, the threat of human cloning. Opinion how one clone leads to another the new york times. Ethics, recent developments, and the case for action, is worth your attention the report is written by the witherspoon council on ethics and the integrity of science, a blueribbon bioethics committee established in 2010 and chaired by princeton universitys robert p.
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