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Understanding Stem Cell Research and Cloning Issues

Explore the complexities of stem cell research, cloning, and genetic engineering, including ethical considerations, legal issues, and the latest advancements. Delve into the debates surrounding human cloning, genetic screening, and the implications of genetic engineering on society.

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Understanding Stem Cell Research and Cloning Issues

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  1. Chapter 18: Stem Cell Research, Cloning and Genetic Engineering • Background: Stem Cell Research • A part of Regenerative medicine • Explanation and definition • Legal and ethical issues • The use of adult stem cells • Human cloning • Therapeutic cloning • Reproductive cloning

  2. Chapter 18: continued • Ethical issues in cloning: objections • Playing God • Clones would lack individuality • Clones you not have an open future • Clones could be exploited • Confusion within families • The “yuck” factor

  3. Chapter 18: continued • Genetic Engineering • Decoding the genome • Ethical issues • Genetically Modified Plants and Animals • Ethical issues

  4. Chapter 18: continued • Genetic Screening • The value of privacy • Screening and conflicts of interest

  5. Chapter 18: continued • Reading: The Wisdom of Repugnance • The inherent procreative teleology of sexuality itself • Why people are repelled by human cloning • The three contexts in which cloning is discussed • We are accustomed to the natural way of human reproduction

  6. Chapter 18: continued • Asexual reproduction as a radical departure • Three areas of being vulnerable to human cloning • The soul elevating power of sexuality • The sum of human procreation

  7. Chapter 18: continued • Reading: Illegal Beings:Human Clones and the Law • The natural and the unnatural • Cloning and IVF • Cloning as asexual • Is asexual really contrary to nature? • Using technology to expand our inborn capacities

  8. Chapter 18: continued • The misunderstandings of the cloning activities • Cloning as a science includes changes • The steps involved in cloning • The Dolly experiment • Additional experiments beyond Molly • Media exaggerations • Every public policy has dangers

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