Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, Jolly Grant, Dehradun
People have diverse and strongly held opinions regarding the morality of cloning humans. This debate is usually couched in religious and ethical terms. Theologians and ethicists use different arguments to arrive at the same conclusion. Religious arguments are based largely on the traditions and scriptures unique to each faith. Different religions have different attitudes towards cloning and within each faith there is diversity of opinion. Ethical arguments are based on more general guidelines for behavior that do not stem from any particular religion. Ethics usually vary more by culture than by religion. In general, society does not disagree on what is ethically wrong; rather society disagrees on how to weigh different ethical considerations. There is no consensus on the morality of human cloning, even within particular religious traditions. At the moment, science of human cloning is in the incipient stage; the risks associated with the technology are so great that virtually all people agree that there should be a blanket ban on human cloning.
Human cloning, Risks, Ethics, Religion
