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This 5 page paper discusses two articles that both object to human cloning, but in different ways and from different perspectives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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a moral objection to "harvesting" these cells from human infants. Aborted fetuses can provide these cells but that is also controversial; in the end, cloning may be a good way
to grow the stem cells needed. But there are strong objections to that procedure as well; in particular, there are both religious and secular views that condemn cloning. But while
they both are against human cloning, the tenor of their objections is quite different. This paper discusses the two viewpoints. The Secular Objection Not surprisingly, the moral objection to the
practice of cloning is strong in both secular and religious arguments. Unfortunately this paper is too short to debate the tremendous moral issues involved here, but they exist and must
be considered at some point. Charles Krauthammer makes a number of observations, but his main arguments can be boiled down to four: that human life has intrinsic worth; what he
calls the "Brave New World factor"; the "slippery slope" arguments; and the objection to manufacturing embryos (Krauthammer, 2002). Some of these arguments are valid, others fail as logical fallacies. The
first objection is that of intrinsic worth. Although Krauthammer says that life begins at conception-the zygote is unquestionably alive-personhood does not (Krauthammer, 2002). He writes that if one believes "[E]nsoulment
starts with Day One and Cell One ... the idea of taking that cell or its successor cells apart to serve someone elses needs is abhorrent" (Krauthammer, 2002, p. 20).
He continues, "This is an argument of great moral force but little intellectual interest ... because it is unprovable" and rests on metaphysics (Krauthammer, 2002, p. 20). But, he
argues further, although he doesnt believe a "single cell has the moral or legal standing of a child" that doesnt mean it has no standing at all and is a
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