Ethics, Cloning and the World of 2005

Day: Friday, April 22   Hour: 10:30 - 11:15 am

By: Mr. Glenn McGee

Human cloning has become a political phenomenon, representing hopes and anxieties that are far flung from the likely use of the technology. Equally vague are legal and ethical matters concerning cloning in the U.S. and around the world. Who should control cloning technology and what measures should be used to that end? Who should propose and who implement rules aimed at increasing the use of these technologies to improve human life?

Why is concern about cloning focused on fears that seem unfounded, and why is optimism so directed at short-term medical gain? What if anything is wrong with reproductive uses of human cloning? These questions have morphed and evolved during the course of the past five years. Dr. McGee will discuss both answers to these questions and the nature of the political debate and bioethics debate we can expect in the coming decade.

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