Cohen Jacques, Tomkin Giles
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 1994 Sep;4(3):193-203. doi: 10.1353/ken.0.0106.
Although many scientists view cloning as a useful procedure for scientific research into early embryo development -- one that cannot currently be used to produce multiple copies of humans -- the popular literature has led some individuals to view it as sinister. To address the concerns of the public, various conceptions of cloning are distinguished and their basis in fact analyzed. The possible uses, benefits, and detriments of both embryo splitting and nuclear transplantation are explained. Once the nature and purposes of cloning are understood, and the distinctive ethical dilemmas created by embryo splitting and nuclear transplantation are sorted out, these procedures should be clinically implemented to assist in vitro fertilization treatment for those who are infertile and to further other therapeutic and investigational efforts in medicine.
尽管许多科学家认为克隆是早期胚胎发育科学研究的一种有用手段——目前不能用于制造人类的多个复制品——但通俗文学使一些人将其视为邪恶的。为了解决公众的担忧，区分了克隆的各种概念并分析了其事实依据。解释了胚胎分割和核移植的可能用途、益处和危害。一旦理解了克隆的性质和目的，并理清了胚胎分割和核移植所产生的独特伦理困境，这些程序就应该在临床上实施，以协助对不育者进行体外受精治疗，并推动医学上的其他治疗和研究工作。
