ABSTRACT
This chapter explores whether cloning would be ethically permissible in infertility cases and the separate question of whether we should have a policy allowing cloning in such cases. In the ordinary type of procreation, intentionally having children can be an affirmation of a couple's mutual love and acceptance of each other. Lack of genetic uniqueness can raise concerns even if there are not many clones. An objection can be made against using the concept 'being wronged' to describe what is unethical about cloning in the cystic fibrosis example. Some main reasons have been identified supporting freedom to use cloning in the type of infertility case being considered. Also, each of the main arguments against cloning has been shown to involve substantial difficulties when applied to the infertility cases. The claim that using donated gametes or preembryos would be ethically preferable to cloning overlooks the problems associated with third-party collaborative reproduction.
