Kloning: konflik tussen wat kan en wat mag. ’n Voorlopige ondersoek vanuit teologies-etiese perspektief
It surely is not an overstatement to say that the first successful cloning of a sheep in 1997 in Scotland can be described as a Copernican revolution - not only in medical ethics but also in man's world view. The question thus arises how long it will eventually take before a human being wil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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1999-06-01
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| Series: | In die Skriflig |
| Online Access: | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/1668 |
| Summary: | It surely is not an overstatement to say that the first successful cloning of a sheep in 1997 in Scotland can be described as a Copernican revolution - not only in medical ethics but also in man's world view. The question thus arises how long it will eventually take before a human being will be cloned This issue, however, foregrounds the ethical concern of whether a process that scientifically can be implemented and a result that can be achieved always ought to be executed Ofcourse there are many pro's as far as the cloning of a human being is concerned, but what about the con's? Focusing on this specific issue, it is attempted to find a provisional answer from a theological-ethical point of view. |
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| ISSN: | 1018-6441 2305-0853 |