Although I can appreciate the complexity of the issue, I have to say that I honestly find most of the arguments on both sides of the cloning issue to be uncompelling and uninspiring. I think that most of the arguments against run afoul of arguing what is “natural” is equal to what is “ethical,” which is a logical fallacy as we’ve already discussed ( Read more... )

The California Court of Appeal stated:

“A desire to terminate one’s life is probably the ultimate exercise of one’s right to privacy. Her decision to allow nature to take its course is not equivalent to an election to commit suicide…” (lecture)

However, this is inaccurate, because the feeding tube only became necessary in maintaining her life ( Read more... )

“Some philosophers whose focus is race and gender, like Princeton philosopher Cornell West, tend to take the view that those who reap the benefits of simply being male or white in a society that gives more resources to white men than to any other group, are as responsible for inequality as those who intentionally generate policy that marginalizes ( Read more... )