Oyster Bay Cove, NY- The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) issued a statement on March 11 urging a government ban on all forms of experimentation to produce human clones and that government funding for such activity be denied. The world-wide body of Orthodox Churches adheres strictly to the view that human life is sacred: that each human being is created as unique person "in the image of God". Accordingly, the great majority of Orthodox ethicists will insist that all forms of eugenics, involving the manipulation of human genetic material for non-therapeutic purposes, are morally repugnant and detrimental to human life and welfare.
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