The Controversy of Cloning

The Controversy of Cloning In their book On Moral Grounds: The Art/Science of Ethics, Daniel C. Maguire and A. Nicholas Fargnoli consider the many issues that modern science presents - many of which wouldhave been science fiction only 10 years ago. One of the most debatable new issues is cloning. It is now possible to produce an exact replica of a human being. But is the cloning of human beings ethical? This paper will provide …

…another. Viewed this way, it would seem that the issue is really not one of ethics at all, but of theology, having to do with the nature of the human soul and its relationship to God. For this reason, the issue of cloning is likely to join other theological topics which have entered the social world. Clearly, the possibility of human cloning has unleashed a debate that is certain to remain for years to come.