In the video it describes the dilemma of cloning and how certain individuals feel as if this is dangerous and immoral. Unfortunately, several people are scared of cloning and what it could do to our society as well as how it could compromise the dignity of human life as we know it. It is true that scientific inventions and technology can be abused, but if we stick with “what-ifs” and our fears, we can never learn the full potential and ingenuity of biotechnology as a whole. Regardless on if individuals cannot decide which principles to enforce for situations such as these, it is still important to keep in mind the idea of moral principles and what they represent (Zielinska, 2015). Moreover, when it comes to cloning, there are numerous advantages
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This is simply due to the fact that people tend to let fear rule them without observing the facts, and unfortunately not all citizens are educated and unbiased. Also, religion tends to be a foundation upon which most people reject biotechnology as well as bioethics, in general.
References:
Caplan, A. L. (2009). The birth and evolution of bioethics. In V. Ravitsky, the Penn Center Guide to Bioethics. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.credoreference.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/content/entry/sppbioeth/the_birth_and_evolution_of_bioethics/0?searchId=
The Ethics of Biotechnology [Video file]. (2009). Retrieved from http://fod.infobase.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=39779&loid=63679
Zielinska, A. C. (2015). Moral Principles and Ethics Committees: A Case against Bioethical Theories. Ethics & Social Welfare, 9(3), 269-279. doi:10.1080/17496535.2015.1024153 Retrieved from
This is simply due to the fact that people tend to let fear rule them without observing the facts, and unfortunately not all citizens are educated and unbiased. Also, religion tends to be a foundation upon which most people reject biotechnology as well as bioethics, in general.
References:
Caplan, A. L. (2009). The birth and evolution of bioethics. In V. Ravitsky, the Penn Center Guide to Bioethics. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.credoreference.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/content/entry/sppbioeth/the_birth_and_evolution_of_bioethics/0?searchId=
The Ethics of Biotechnology [Video file]. (2009). Retrieved from http://fod.infobase.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=39779&loid=63679
Zielinska, A. C. (2015). Moral Principles and Ethics Committees: A Case against Bioethical Theories. Ethics & Social Welfare, 9(3), 269-279. doi:10.1080/17496535.2015.1024153 Retrieved from