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Human Clones And International Human Rights, Kerry Macintosh
Human Clones And International Human Rights, Kerry Macintosh
Santa Clara Journal of International Law
The United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning calls upon member states to prohibit all forms of human cloning. However, the Declaration is nonbinding and will not put a stop to cloning around the world. Scientists will continue to clone embryos in their quest to develop stem cell therapies, ultimately, their work will facilitate the birth of human clones.;Once born, human clones will be entitled to all of the rights and freedoms enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), without distinction based on their birth via asexual reproduction or …