Designer Babies & Cloning

Cloning

The creation of genetically identical copies of an organism

Therapeutic cloning

Creating cloned embryos to harvest stem cells for medical research

Reproductive cloning

Creating a cloned baby

Designer babies

The use of genetic engineering to select or modify an embryos genetic makeup, can be used to prevent disease such as cystic fibrosis or “savior siblings” or to select preferred traits

Natural moral law

Strongly opposes both, life begins at conception, primary precept of reproduction, however some supports of therapeutic cloning due to defend the innocent, ordered society

Situation ethics

Focuses on situations to find agape, “savior sibling” gene therapy to cure a disease

Virtue ethics

Looks at character, motives and virtues rather than rules or consequences, require phronesis to reach a conclusion