The Weekly Standard carries this commentary by Leon R. Kass (2.25.2008). He writes:
Until now, the cloning debate has been hopelessly entangled with the stem cell debate, where the friends and the enemies of embryonic stem cell research have managed to produce a legislative stalemate on cloning . . . Three important values, differently weighted by the contending sides, were (and are) at issue in the debates about cloning and embryonic stem cells: scientific and medical progress, the sanctity of human life, and human dignity.
Kass argues that technological developments now offer an opportunity to reach consensus on each of the important values.
Hat tip: Matthew Epinette at the Americans U. for Life blog
