Are disagreements over cloning basically a clash of religion and science?
Disagreements over the ethical and policy positions regarding human cloning do not seem to fall along lines of science and religion. The Council’s own deliberations are an example of this. Eight of the Council’s eighteen members have degrees in medicine or biomedical science. Four of these supported the majority proposal, while the other four supported the minority. Meanwhile, members with strong religious convictions can be found on both sides as well. Unusual left-right coalitions have also been seen on both sides of the cloning debate in Congress. Differing assessments of the moral significance of the facts at hand have shaped the differing opinions of the members.
