Ethical Issues in Human Cloning: Cross-disciplinary PerspectivesMichael C. Brannigan This cross-disciplinary reader provides a comprehensive perspective on the major ethical issues regarding human cloning. The issues are presented from the scientific, religious (Western and non-Western), philosophical, and legal points of view. With a far-reaching appeal to a broad range of students and instructors, this new and timely anthology is important to any sound assessment of the moral questions surrounding human cloning. |
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