401). I hope that the criteria presented here will inspire those who neglect to adhere to their use of ethics in business and will make them realize that money is no good when it comes at the expense of someone else; especially in anything that pertains to human health.
Basically, the definition of "cloning" is copying. Identical twins are natural clones that are genetically created when DNA cells divide within the womb (Raeburn pp. 44). Human and animal cells have customarily been cloned for research purposes and the concern is whether or not it should be a crime to carry out an experiment where human DNA is inserted into a an unfertilized egg (Raeburn pp. 44). The reason that this delicate practice is contentious is because the existing DNA in an unfertilized egg is extracted and replaced with the DNA from a foreign skin cell or hair follicle (Raeburn pp. 45). The reason for carrying out this procedure is due to the possible ability of finding cures for terminal or untreatable diseases.
The technologies that have been, and are being developed for treating and diagnosing diseases have not escaped the notice of entrepreneurs and moneymaking scientists (Barker pp. 126). Previously, many private foundations and corporations have funded biomedical research but since the private sector is so small, the federal government has had to provide a considerable amount of funding (Dworkin pp. 147). Meanwhile, officials have the unregulated task of making important decisions about which research and what area of study has enough potential benefits to be pursued (Dworkin pp. 147). Additionally, these foundations and corporations must exercise ethical obligations in that "they must consider the well-being of all involved and must think of the company and themselves as a part of society and not just "the market"" (Solomon pp. 387-388). .
Most companies, politicians, and many others consider the method of therapeutic cloning unethical due to the fact that such an egg can tentatively develop into a human being if implanted into a uterus (Fischer pp.