Illegal beings : human clones and the law / Kerry Lynn Macintosh.

"This book explains that the most common objections to cloning are false or exaggerated. The objections reflect and inspire unjustified stereotypes about human clones. Anti-cloning laws reinforce these stereotypes and stigmatize human clones as subhuman and unworthy of existence. This injures n...

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Main Author: Macintosh, Kerry Lynn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Summary:"This book explains that the most common objections to cloning are false or exaggerated. The objections reflect and inspire unjustified stereotypes about human clones. Anti-cloning laws reinforce these stereotypes and stigmatize human clones as subhuman and unworthy of existence. This injures not only human clones but also the egalitarianism upon which our society is based. Applying the same reasoning used to invalidate racial segregation, this book argues that anti-cloning laws violate the equal protection guarantee and are unconstitutional."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xiii, 272 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-265) and index.
ISBN:0521853281 (hardback)