%0 Journal Article %A Esmaeili, Mostafa %T Cloning and its jurisprudential, doctrinal and ethical implications %J Medical Law Journal %V 3 %N 8 %U http://ijmedicallaw.ir/article-1-79-en.html %R %D 2009 %K Cloning, Shi’ite Jurisprudence, Therapeutic Cloning, %X As a scientific achievement of the modern world, cloning has caused both fears and hopes for the future of the humankind. It is categorized into human and non-human cloning, each of which are subdivided into therapeutic and reproductive subtypes. Of these subtypes, only the reproductive category has produced much controversy, but there is not much debate on animal cloning. Human cloning for the purpose of reproduction is the source of controversy. In this article, I try to assess the reasons and arguments of proponents and opponents according to the Shi’ite scholar’s point of view. %> http://ijmedicallaw.ir/article-1-79-en.pdf %P 109-147 %& 109 %! %9 %L A-10-1-45 %+ %G eng %@ 2008-4390 %[ 2009