Law
Jens Kersten
Das Klonen von Menschen
Eine verfassungs-, europa- und völkerrechtliche Kritik
[Cloning of Human Beings. A Critique of Constitutional, European and International Law.]
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Published in German.
The birth of »Dolly«, the cloned sheep, marks a change of paradigm in developmental biology. But does »Dolly« also signify a change of paradigm in the law? Jens Kersten discusses the cloning of human beings for reproductive, therapeutic, scientific and diagnostic purposes against the background of national, European and international bans on cloning. He argues in favor of making responsible provisions for the existence of future human beings, whose dignity, integrity and equality is at risk as a result of cloning. On this basis, he concludes that even the cloning of totipotent human cells should be prohibited and suggests regulations for the ban of cloning on a national, European and international level.