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KMID : 1172020020030010075
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2002 Volume.3 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.92
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An analysis of the British and American policies on human cloning: What are the lessons for Korea?
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McGuire John Michael
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Abstract
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Human cloning raises exciting medical possibilities as well as serious ethical questions. All countries with scientists or research centers involved in cloning research must sooner or later make decisions about how much, or which parts, of this research to allow and how much, or which parts, to prohibit. Korea is one such country, a country in which a significant level of cloning research is being carried out but in the absence of clear laws or regulations. It is expected that the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology will introduce legislation concerning human cloning to the National
Assembly in 2002. However, before it does so, it is crucial that the Ministry and other concerned parties consider carefully the policies on human cloning that have been embraced by the British and American governments. Britain and the U.S. are widely recognized as the current leaders in cloning research. They are also among the first nations to host serious and sustained public policy debates on human cloning. The policies that have emerged from these debates in Britain and the U.S. are strikingly different. This paper provides and examination of the background and content of the British and American policies in an attempt to contribute to the debate that has yet to take place in Korea. The conclusion of this examination is that while the proposed American policy is seriously flawed from an ethical point of view, the British
government has framed an exemplary policy on human cloning, one that other countries, including Korea, would be well advised to follow.
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KEYWORD
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ethics, reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning, British policy, American policy, American policy,
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