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Cloning few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab theheadlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars it ishappening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world andtherapeutic cloning banned in many countries.In this highly controversial book John Harris does a lot more than ask why weare so afraid of cloning. He presents a deft and informed defense of humancloning carefully exposing the rhetorical and highly dubious arguments againstit. He begins with a welcome introduction to what a human clone is beforetackling some of the most common and frequently bizarre criticisms of cloningIs it really wicked? Can we regulate it? What about the welfare of clonedchildren? Does it turn human beings into commodities?Dismissing one by one some of the myths about human cloning in particular thatit is degrading and unsafe he astutely argues that some of our most cherishedvalues such as the freedom to start a family and the freedom from statecontrol actually support the case for human cloning.Offering a brave and lucid insight into this ethical minefield John Harris atlast shows that far from ending the diversity of human life or creating a raceof superclones cloning has the power to improve and heal human life. «
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