196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world, and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly controversial book, John Harris does a lot more than ask why we are so afraid of cloning. He presents a deft... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements, On Cloning: An Introduction One, Human Dignity and Reproductive Autonomy Two, The Welfare of the Child Three, Safety and Danger Four, Therapeutic Cloning and Stem Cell Research and Therapy Five, Conclusion Six, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Harris, John

'This much-needed book constitutes a magisterial demolition of woolly headed objections to cloning...With the rigorous applications of cold, hard logic Harris dismantles every objection that has been raised in the process...' - Steven Poole, The Guardian

'His arguments are lucid and irrefutable.' - Laurence Phelan, The Independent