It is normal to think unnatural thoughts when the question of whether or not a human being can be cloned. It is normal because it is unnatural, however, it can be done. In 1997 a sheep named Dolly was made from a single cell of another sheep. When this was done it raised a lot of controversy and the United States of America under the Clinton administration proposed to ban it. Most people imagine exact duplicates of another individual, and they think horrible thoughts like fifty Osama Bin Ladens running around terrorizing the U.S. They may even think it would be cool to have a little mini-me running around like on Austin Powers. Cloning is an extremely advanced medical technology, which is almost science fiction. However it is reality and we need to be careful of how we use it. It is ethical to clone a sheep or a cow to study its effects. The results are not definite at this time, however, they have not proved to be beneficial and it is not advisable to clone a human being. .
Many people suggest that Human Cloning should be performed to get a better understanding of stem cells, and to correct genes that cause disease and infertility. It is true that we could use it as a more efficient way to help couples who cannot reproduce an offspring. It would be highly effective because we would not need viable sperm or eggs. All we would need is a single DNA cell. Possible from the hair is even a dead skin cell. Couple's could have their own child that is an exact genetic copy of themselves. (reference 1) As this is true, the child could only be a replica of one of the parents not both of them combined. Would anyone really want their son or daughter to be a copy exact copy of the person they married? Imagine the effects on that child when the parents divorce. The child who hears terrible things said about his or her dad may not, who he or she is a copy of, won't feel like his or her mother loves them.
What about human clones? Will cloning a human be a mistake or a miracle? ... How can we control human cloning world wide? ... Since we don't have a human clone yet, human cloning is too risky because we have too many unanswered questions. ... Another risk of human cloning is identity. ...
Why should we clone human beings? ... There are many health issues that can be avoided, reversed and cured by the cloning of human cells and body parts. ... The Food And Drug (FDA) has stated that it will not endorse or approve human cloning until such a time when cloning can be shown to be safe and effective. ... The ban on human cloning should be reconsidered. ... There are more reasons to clone human beings than just the medical breakthroughs of curing infertility, eliminating disease and extending human life spans. ...
The technology of cloning main objective is research on how to understand the human DNA better. ... All things considered, cloning technology has a lot to offer to human civilization. ... In Support of the Argument for Human Cloning. 31 Oct 1999. ... All the Reasons to Clone Human Beings. 2001. ... The benefits of human cloning. ...
I think that the DNA from a well-developed soldier with no major illnesses should be taken and cloned to produce several human beings to help fight wars. ... According to the article "Cloning" in the Washington Post, cloning individual human cells could lead to the vaccines and cures for cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis and many other diseases with no cure. ... According to the article "Human Cloning" by D. Dennis for the Human Cloning Organization in October of 2002, "Cloning could be used to help us understand things about the human body that cannot be solved by modern scientists. Clon...
So, it seems that the government is not giving human cloning a chance. ... Nerves and spinal cord could be grown, giving quadriplegics the ability to walk again (Human Cloning Foundation). ... Rothenberg goes on to say that cloning would challenge "concepts basic to our humanness." ... There are many advantages to continuing experimentation in the field of human cloning. ... The human race has made it this far without cloning, and we will continue to survive without it....
What are the common perceptions about human cloning? ... What is the general attitude regarding human cloning? Importance of the Study: Cloning humans is a controversial issue. ... To learn more about human cloning. ... Human Cloning : the process wherein human embryo are allowed to be divided and then separate them and allowed to developed into two embryos with identical genes which could become identical human beings. ...
Human Cloning Causes More Good Than Harm The idea of human cloning has been in science fiction movies for decades. ... The Cloning of humans will cause more good than harm. ... The process of human cloning is very difficult. ... Although there has not been a human clone produced there have been request from numerous people who would like to receive a human clone. ... When human cloning does come to existence there are many scenarios where the use of human cloning could be helpful. ...
In today's society, many people are concerned with the topic of human cloning. ... The experiment with Dolly led to many concerns towards human cloning. ... Despite the possibilities involved in cloning human beings, cloning is proven to be inefficient, violates religious ethics, and intrudes upon human dignity. ... When taking human cloning into consideration, would a clone have the same rights and obligations as a human? ... Human Cloning. 1998. ...
Human cloning means designer people with known pedigree. ... Cloning of human embryos has already been achieved. ... Huge amounts of money are at stake in human cloning research. ... One set of ethical concerns about human clones involves the risks and uncertainties associated with the current state of cloning technology. ... Assuming that scientists were able to clone human beings without incurring the risks mentioned above, what concerns might there be about the welfare of clones? ...
