A Study of Fourteen Interpretations for Human Reproductive Cloning and Violating Man's Dignity
A Study of Fourteen Interpretations for Human Reproductive Cloning and Violating Man's Dignity

Summary/Abstract: Since the time the theory of practicing human reproductive cloning was felt to be close to turn into reality, there were many objections against it. These objections were from different scientific, jurisprudential, ethical or religious perspectives. One of the ethical objections strongly asserted against this type of cloning by different parties was its violating human dignity. Since in many cases it is not specified what is meant by this claim, this article suggests fourteen interpretations for it and struggles to evaluate and analyze each of them. Altering the specific way of procreation, changing genetic structure, using man as a bank of organs, choosing man’s attributes, turning him/her into a product, having only one genetic parent, turning man into a laboratory mouse, imposing one’s identity on another person, hurting collective dignity of all humanity, ignoring man’s freedom and the right to choose, misusing cloned people, negating the principle of end, exploiting women, increasing illicit sexual relations, are all different interpretations of the claim which are going to be studied.

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