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Yadav, Sachdev & Sharma, Veena (2011). HUMAN CLONING: PERSPECTIVES, ETHICAL ISSUES AND LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS. International Journal of Pharma & Bio Sciences; Jan-Mar2011, Vol. 2 Issue 1,
pB28- B41, 14p
The prospect of cloning animals and Homo sapiens and the ethical and legal implication of such
astounding development remained remote and unexplored until recently. Understandably, the
mental pictures of identical babies being manufactured in a biological factory offend the natural
sentiments of any human being. The ethical aspects of cloning depend upon our perspectives
about its process. The development of law in this regard might be a mere speculation now, but
those who promote human cloning, have to show and establish with evidence how they are
going to deal with different situations, which pose a problem as a consequence of human
cloning.
Morales, Nestor Micheli (2009). Psychological aspects of human cloning and genetic manipulation: the
identity and uniqueness of human beings. Reproductive BioMedicine Online; Nov2009
Supplement 2, Vol. 19 Issue S2, p43-50, 8p
Human cloning has become one of the most controversial debates about reproduction in
Western civilization. Human cloning represents asexual reproduction, but the critics of human
cloning argue that the result of cloning is not a new individual who is genetically unique. There is
also awareness in the scientific community, including the medical community, that human
cloning and the creation of clones are inevitable. Psychology and other social sciences, together
with the natural sciences, will need to find ways to help the healthcare system, to be prepared
to face the new challenges introduced by the techniques of human cloning. One of those
challenges is to help the healthcare system to find specific standards of behavior that could be
used to help potential parents to...