Reproductive Cloning of Human Embryos Is Generally Considered Unethical

question 11

Multiple Choice

Reproductive cloning of human embryos is generally considered unethical. However, on the subject of therapeutic cloning, there is a wider divergence of opinion. Which of the following statements provides the best argument in support of therapeutic cloning?

• A) The use of adult stem cells is likely to produce more cell types than the use of embryonic stem cells.
• B) Cloning to produce embryonic stem cells may lead to great medical benefits for many.
• C) Cloning to produce stem cells relies on a different initial procedure than reproductive cloning.
• D) A clone that lives until the blastocyst stage does not yet have human DNA.

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