PUBLIC PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN CLONING
To download or order a hard copy of this new report, visit the Wellcome
Trust?s web site http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/publications
A new report, from the Wellcome Trust?s Medicine in Society programme,
presents findings from an innovative research study looking at public views
on human cloning and its uses.
The research shows that the public can quickly get to grips with detailed
scientific concepts and, whatever their background or personal circumstances,
were overwhelmingly against cloning. Most were strongly against the idea of
using cloning for reproductive purposes, stemming from concerns for the
children and society as much as from fears about ?unnatural? science. The
potential for cloning techniques to benefit medical treatments was
recognised but there was concern about what types of research and their uses
would be acceptable. The study also identified a distrust among participants
of scientists? motives and regulatory frameworks.
Using reconvened focus groups and depth interviews this qualitative research
demonstrated that the public can think deeply and speak cogently about the
social implications of science. On the subject of human cloning they have
more fears than hopes.
To download or order a hard copy of this new report, visit the Wellcome
Trust?s web site http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/publications
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