Cloning - The View of Different Religions & Nations
1.CHRISTIANITY
a.Status of the Embryo
- embryo is human from conception - has a soul
- cloning is useful for healing
b.Interference w/ God's work
- man is a steward (helper, sub, regent) of creation (Roman Catholic)
- man is a 'co-creator' (Protestant)
- the most skeptical about interfering w/ God
c.Abortion
- allowed all the way until birth if for medical reason
- not allowed if the child is from rape or sick
- not allowed to just get rid of the child
d.Kinship (problem w/ original/0 age, clone is the donor's twin)
- not a problem in Christianity
- Their problem: what is the purpose of this embryo? What are the intentions w/ this embryo? can we determine the design of a human?
2.JUDAISM
a.Status of the embryo
- up to 40 days embryo is just water
- human-like shape & healing are very important
Embryo
Primitive Trilaminar Human Embryo in Tubal Pregnan...
embryob.Interference w/ God's work
- "partnership w/ God" - you can interfere
c.Abortion
- allowed if for medical reasons, child is from rape or sick
- not allowed to just get rid of the child
d.Kinship (problem w/ original/0 age, clone is the donor's twin)
- Mother determines the religion, father determines the tribe for the child "" 2 parents needed for passing on the religion
- some rabbis say rep. cloning has less problems than anonymous insemination - don't know the father, cloning is at least in the family
3.ISLAM
a.Status of the embryo
- up to 40 (120) days - just water - not human
- Muslim World League, Mekka - cells can be only derived from adults, children if no harm is done & w/ parents' consent, placenta/umbilical cord,