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|Foundational values=The Constitution (Article 40, Section 3.3) "acknowledges the right to life of the unborn…with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother," but the legal interpretation of this is disputed. | |Foundational values=The Constitution (Article 40, Section 3.3) "acknowledges the right to life of the unborn…with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother," but the legal interpretation of this is disputed. | ||
| − | A common view is that the "unborn" includes all in vitro embryos and that the constitution therefore prohibits all embryonic research and all forms of cloning. However, a 2006 court opinion, which as of April 2008 was on appeal to the Supreme Court, suggested that "unborn" meant "a foetus or child within the womb."<ref name=icb>Irish Council for Bioethics, ''[http:// | + | A common view is that the "unborn" includes all in vitro embryos and that the constitution therefore prohibits all embryonic research and all forms of cloning. However, a 2006 court opinion, which as of April 2008 was on appeal to the Supreme Court, suggested that "unborn" meant "a foetus or child within the womb."<ref name=icb>Irish Council for Bioethics, ''[http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ethical_Scientific_Legal_Issues1.pdf Ethical, Scientific and Legal Issues Concerning Stem Cell Research]'' (April, 2008).</ref> |
|Prohibited practices='''Human Cloning''' | |Prohibited practices='''Human Cloning''' | ||
