Re: Skeptic Michael Shermer comes out in support of human cloning

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Thu Jan 02 2003 - 12:15:18 MST


> (Hal Finney <hal@finney.org>):
>
> It will be tragic if the cloned children suffer from medical problems.
> But we don't stop people with hereditary illnesses from having children,
> and their kids also face an increased risk of problems.

Actually, there is an emerging body of civil law in "wrongful birth"
suits. They're not yet common, but some courts have recognized the
basic principle that parents have an ethical duty to minimize the
possibility of creating a child who will suffer from their negligence.

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