What are the arguments for and against cloning for biomedical research?
The primary argument for proceeding with cloning-for-biomedical-research is that it might lead to advances in medical knowledge and toward treatments and cures. Those members of the Council who support cloning-for-biomedical-research believe that it may offer uniquely useful ways of investigating and possibly treating many chronic debilitating diseases and disabilities, providing aid and relief to millions who are suffering, and to their families and communities. They also believe that the moral objections to this research—some of which are taken quite seriously by some of these members—are outweighed by the great good that may come from it.
