Abstract: . . .  Reproductive cloning would allow couples who currently cannot to have children genetically related to themselves Some support reproductive cloning because it would afford an opportunity to those who currently are unable to produce genetically related children to do so. 76,163 Unlike other forms of assisted reproduction, such as the use of donated gametes, cloning would not introduce the nuclear genome of a third party. For example, if a couple had a genetic condition leading to infertility, one member of the couple could be cloned so that one parent would have a biological connection to the child. By some accounts, there could be significant demand for cloning for this purpose. In March 2001, scientists Severino Antinori (Italy) and Panos Zavos (U.S.A.) announced they were ready to begin reproductive cloning for infertile couples; they reported that close to 700 American couples already had volunteered. 173 Cloning also could be used to produce biologically related children if one member of a couple carried a genetic mutation he or she did not want to pass on to the child. Finally, some Page 21 Cloning : A Policy Analysis 21 have noted approvingly that cloning could allow gay couples to produce children genetically related to one member of the couple. 163 Others within the gay community  . . .
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