Is Human Cloning Ethical?

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This presentation about Human Cloning was created by Karim Frenn, Rana Akel, Elie Antoun, Jad Eid and Marwan Matar for an Ethics course.

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HumanCloning

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How is Cloning Done?

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How is Cloning Done?

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How is Cloning Done?

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How is Cloning Done?

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History of Cloning

A Professor at Oxford University claimed

to have cloned frogs from differentiated

adult intestinal cells

1962

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History of Cloning

A Professor at Oxford University claimed

to have cloned frogs from differentiated

adult intestinal cells

1962A Professor at Oxford University claimed

to have cloned frogs from differentiated

adult intestinal cells

1962

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History of Cloning

A carrot plant was cloned from a fully differentiated carrot root cell

1964A carrot plant was cloned from a fully

differentiated carrot root cell

1964

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History of Cloning

Cows, Frogs, Mice and Sheepwere cloned

1965-1995Cows, Frogs, Mice and Sheep

were cloned

1965-1995

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History of Cloning

DollyJuly 5, 1996

DollyJuly 5, 1996

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Won’t human cloning lead to more wars in this case?

Should we allow human cloning?

What legal and political issues arise with the prospect of human cloning?

What about religious issues ? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Is Human Cloning Ethical?

Wouldn’t be much easier if we had human clones to work for others?

Can we reach a decisive conclusion about this issue?

Will the countries with the best scientists have the best armies?

Do clones have the same rights as “natural” humans?

Will the clone have the same soul as the original ?

Aren’t clones like identical twins?

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Human Cloning and ...Divine Command Theory

Naturalism

Religion

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Egoism

Rachels

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The Divine Command Theory

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Anything commanded by God is considered to be moral

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God created man as his image

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The ultimate goal of the human kind is to achieve unity with God

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“Human cloning helps achieve our ultimate goal of unity with God, thus cloning is moral”

Cloning Advocate

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Human cloning will give us the ability to create humans

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Human cloning will give us the ability to create humans

Creating humans is the ability of God

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Human cloning will give us the ability to create humans

Creating humans is the ability of God

Human cloning gives us God like abilities

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Human cloning will give us the ability to create humans

Creating humans is the ability of God

Human cloning gives us God like abilities

But if all of us have God-like abilities, then what is the purpose of having a God?

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Human cloning will give us the ability to create humans

Creating humans is the ability of God

Human cloning gives us God like abilities

But if all of us have God-like abilities, then what is the purpose of having a God?

Human cloning is immoral in the opinion of the Direct Command Theory because it removes the

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Naturalism

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Natural is Moral

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Human Nose

MoralMoral

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Human Nose

ImmoralImmoral

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Human Nose

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Natural Human Fertilization

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Religion

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Almost all opponents to cloning techniques tend to refer to

Religion

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ChristianityCloning is playing the role of god and defying the

course of nature from taking place.

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God created man of an extraction of clay and that God is the only creator.

Islam

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Judaism

Conserva)ve*Jews*have*never*encouraged*

cloning*

Liberal*Jews*look*forward*to*the*use*of*poten)al*medical*advancement*of*

cloning*

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HinduismMan is God and God is Man

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BuddhismNo absolute opinion on ethical rightness of Cloning

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Kantianism

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A person should treat other people as having intrinsic value, and not merely as a

means to achieve one’s end

2nd formula of Categorical Imperative

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Cloning is used for

Bringing back historical figures

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Cloning is used for

Medical Research

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Cloning is used for

Army Bases

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Violation of Human Dignity

Organ Transplant

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Violation of Human Dignity

Organ Transplant

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Violation of Human Dignity

Commercial Purpose

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Immoral Act

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Cultural Relativism

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Different cultures have different moral codes

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What is considered right in a certain society can be

considered wrong in another

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The rightness of an act depends on one’s society

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Utilitarianism

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The rightness of an act depends on its

consequences

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Human cloning can promote

happiness

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Human cloning can promote

unhappiness

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Consequences are not alwayswhat we expect them to be

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The view of Utilitarianism on

cloning is not

absolute

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Rachels

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Infertility

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Genetic diseases

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Tissue or organ transplant

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Fear

UniquenessUniqueness

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Fear

As mean to an endAs mean to an end

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Ethical Egoism

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Normative Ethical Theory

A person ought to do what is in his or her own

self-interest

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Human Cloning can be both beneficial and detrimental according to Ethical Egoists

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Human Cloning can be both beneficial and detrimental according to Ethical Egoists

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Better Lifestyle & Healthier Life

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Overpopulation

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Against

Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Against

Depends

Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Against

Depends

Against

Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

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Depends

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Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Against

Depends

Against

Against

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Egoism

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Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

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Depends

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Egoism

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Naturalism

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Cultural Relativism

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Against

Depends

Against

Against

Debatable

Debatable

For

Egoism

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That’s all for today!Divine Command Theory

Religion

Naturalism

Kantianism

Utilitarianism

Cultural Relativism

Rachels

Against

Depends

Against

Against

Debatable

Debatable

For

Egoism Debatable

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jjjjjThank You!

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