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Argument: Reproductive cloning undermines human dignity

Issue Report: Ban on human reproductive cloning

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“Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable?” Future Options for UN Governance. United Nations University. Retrieved July 8th, 2008 – “Human Rights (hereinafter ‘the Universal Declaration’) which was unanimously adopted by all member states of UNESCO in their General Conference in November 1997, and unanimously endorsed by the General Assembly in 1998.4 Article 11 of the Declaration states that ‘practices which are contrary to human dignity, such as reproductive cloning of human beings, shall not be permitted’.”

“Why Environmentalists Oppose Human Cloning And Inheritable Genetic Modification”. Friends of the Earth. Retrieved June 3rd, 2008 – “Today, we face another change — the radical reorganization of life at the genetic level. This could propel us into a “brave new world,” devaluing each individual and completing the divorce from nature that began a long time ago.”