NP Biopolitics

[Otto]

"What unites social conservatives and progressives on cloning issues is
their commitment to the intrinsic value of life and their opposition to what
they perceive to be a purely utilitarian perspective on biotech issues. To
be sure, the social conservatives and left activists differ in the "life
issues" they embrace and champion. The former crusade for what they regard
as the rights of the unborn and family values and rail against infanticide,
euthanasia and pornography. The latter speak out on behalf of the poor,
women, abused children, fellow animals and the global environment. Both
groups come together in opposition to cloning -- but for different reasons."
Jeremy Rifkin, The Nation, February 7, 2002
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12367