Human cloning

  Following the birth of Dolly and, more recently, Hua Hua and Zhong Zhong, it appears that human cloning can be done (or, at least, that it is realistic to envision the capability of human cloning in the future). The question remains, however, whether human cloning should be done.     In the examination, you are supposed to respond to the question: Should human cloning be allowed? As you respond, you should take a position on this question, demonstrate the ways you use sources for ethical reflection from the Quadrilateral we have discussed in this course (Reason, Religion or Higher Authority, Tradition, and Experience), develop your answer using at least one of the three modes of ethical reasoning we have covered (Teleology, Deontology, or Areteology), and describe ways in which your answer to this issue helps you “benefit from applying ethical reflection to real-world issues.” The final point calls you to address the “so what” question about the position you are taking. In other words, in what ways does your position on human cloning affect your life (and others’ lives)? Or, how might your ethical reflection on this issue help you reflect on other moral issues in the future?