발행년 : | 2003 |
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구분 : | 국외학술지 |
학술지명 : | BMC Medical Ethics |
관련링크 : | https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/t...2-6939-4-3 |
Human cloning laws, human dignity and the poverty of the policy making dialogue
/ making dialogue
BMC Medical Ethics
A1521_Human_cloning_laws_BMC윤리위원회인간복제논의보고2003.pdf
[초록]
Background: The regulation of human cloning
continues to be a significant national and international policy issue. Despite
years of intense academic and public debate, there is little clarity as to the
philosophical foundations for many of the emerging policy choices. The notion of
"human dignity" is commonly used to justify cloning laws. The basis for this
justification is that reproductive human cloning necessarily infringes notions
of human dignity.
Discussion: The author critiques one of
the most commonly used ethical justifications for cloning laws – the idea that
reproductive cloning necessarily infringes notions of human dignity. He
points
out that there is, in fact, little consensus on point and that the
counter arguments are rarely reflected in formal policy. Rarely do domestic or
international instruments provide an operational definition of human dignity and
there is rarely an explanation of how, exactly, dignity is infringed in
the
context reproductive cloning.
Summary: It is the author's
position that the lack of thoughtful analysis of the role of human dignity hurts
the broader public debate about reproductive cloning, trivializes the value of
human dignity as a normative principle and makes it nearly impossible to
critique the actual justifications behind many of the proposed policies