How much rights would they have as a creator, to decide it's future, as a starter?
What an awful question, but I think it is important.
2006-08-08 13:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by Chris cc 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, I forgot to mention that - so what if they are it's creator, no damn well rights over it!
2006-08-08 13:55:57 · update #1
I think a lot would depend on whether it was a higher lifeform, like an animal, or something brainless like a new strain of bacteria or a genetically-modified plant. Obviously if it's an animal, there are certain protocols to adhere to regarding how it is treated. (Assuming that it is born and raised, and not just used for research in the embryonic stage.)
Your question isn't very clear regarding rights. There are legal rights and moral rights. Legal rights of ownership or to determine the fate of a new life form are usually pretty well spelled out. Moral rights (e.g. the creator's moral right to determine the life form's future) are often murkier, but fortunately (or unfortunately) they are usually trumped by the legal arguments.
2006-08-08 14:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People create life all the time. It's called human reproduction.
The simple creation of human life does not normally give the creators of that life godlike authority; nor does it give them any special privileges beyond parental control. Human being are born with ethical and legal rights. The same would most likely be true of human clones that are beyond the embryo stage as well.
But I assume you are talking about non-human sentient life.
The extent of legal protection afforded such a life form would most likely depend on how closely it resembles human beings. As far as I know - and I'm not a lawyer - human law was made by and for human beings. There are some exceptions of course; cruelty to animals is punishable by prison time and/or fines.
The extent of ethical protection afforded such a life form, on the other hand, depends on the ethics of the human creator. That can vary of course, from one person to the next.
2006-08-08 21:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by Techguy2396 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to dissapoint you, but every lab has you sign an agreement about it. It is all a matter of contract you're on.
Usually, they have little to no credit in this case.
2006-08-08 20:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on who holds copyrights to the DNA used to create the life form.
2006-08-08 20:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by murkglider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope they would give it a 'Freewill' (as God did): so it could choose for itself & decide on it's own future: as we are all 'Free' to do!!
2006-08-08 20:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by englands.glory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Show them the video.
2006-08-08 20:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by justtravellingthrewtime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋