Should the UN allow cloned humans to have the same rights as unmodified humans?
read the thread titled "BioRights Declaration." It deals with the proposal at hand.
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03-05-2004, 01:21
maybe this is the clone thread to the thread about clones?
If we were to get philosophical about this it could take weeks. If we're willing to accept that a cloned individual has just the same psychological constitution as their original (providing no personality enhancement has been made) then the issue of individual rights is quite basic. A clone is essentially the same genetic and psychological makeup as an original, is it not bigotry therefore to deny someone status because they come from a test tube?
sigh, i hate posting the same thing on multiple threads...
I agree. All sapent, sentient life deserves rights and equallity. but the question is when does that life start. When the Zygote is created? (Egg fertilized by sperm) or when it looks human? or when it's "born." This resolution does not define that.
Why is that important?
Cloning organs, is from stem cells. Stem cells come from aborted fetuses. depending on the definition, medical research for cures as well as life saving procedures can be halted.
THere are already religions that condemn cloning and genetic engeneering... will you force your citizens to do something they don't believe in?
What defines a genetically altered/engeneered person?
is it anything with Human Genetic material in their genes?
How much is required to qualify for protection?
if a being as less, are they now legally discrimiated against?
this resolution cannot answer these questions because it is vague.
Cattle can be spared the butchers knife, Dogs and Cats can be freed from the humiliation of being "pets"
(lets not even go into the whole spade and neutered bit.)
this resolution is just poorly written and badly created.