Ethics of Human cloning Michael Dahl CS 301

Introduction Dolly the sheep, 1997, Scotland

Treatment of human clones Equals – Examples: people who are sterile, parents who have lost a child, … Not equals – Examples: advancement of medical knowledge and disease, spare body parts, replication of extraordinary individuals …

Utilitarianism Clones treated as equals Clones not treated as equals

Kantian ethics Clones treated as equals Clones not treated as equals

Virtue ethics Clones treated as equals Clones not treated as equals

Conclusions Ethical pros and cons seem relatively balanced at this time. More time and research are needed before we can firmly choose a side.