The human genome is so much more complex than any animals currently being cloned with limited success, so it is improbable to think that a human will be cloned before without numerous failures take place. To put the situation in context, consider the ethical stigma that abortion carries. Compared to the possibility of hundreds of failed human cloning attempts abortion seems mild. While abortion is considered to be somewhat justifiable under certain situations such as teenage pregnancies; the death of hundreds of fetuses, newborns and children for the sake of science is morally wrong. .
Along with the unproved technological safety the beliefs of human dignity and individuality would be contested by human cloning. For instance the cloned being may hold the notion that he is a copy and not an "original" severely contesting his sense of worth and uniqueness. Furthermore if a child were to be cloned from a parent, as they grew up the clone would have a constant reminder of what their future holds at least on a physical basis. However, Robert Wachbroit conversely discusses this thought in his article on the ethics of human cloning. He states that a cloned child's "knowledge of his .
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future would differ only in degree from what many children already know once they begin to learn parts of their family's medical history" (4). Linda K. Bevington counters Wachbroit's stance on the influence a clone suffers by being in contact with the person from whom they were copied. She believes that human cloning would "force on the clone a select identity bound to certain, perhaps unfulfilled expectations" (1). Similarly, many opponents of the issue believe that cloned persons would be morally mistreated. They might be constantly compared to the person they were copied from and be held to unrealistic expectations. Such may be the case in a family trying to replace a loved-one that tragically died.
What about human clones? Will cloning a human be a mistake or a miracle? ... The cloning revolution now leads us an ethical issue about human cloning. ... Physical harm, relationship, population, experimentation, identity and misuse of human cloning are just few issues that need to be considered. ... The biggest questions for mankind focus on ethical issue about human cloning. ...
One of the breakthroughs that has received mixed responses is the issue of cloning. ... 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 ban on human cloning should be reconsidered. ... The issue of morality has been addressed by both pro and anti cloning factions. ...
In today's society cloning is one of the most talked about and controversial issues. ... One religious issue that I have heard is that God did not want us to multiply by cloning, He made us so that we can reproduce sexually so why are we (scientists) trying to play God by creating a human beings. ... 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. Cloning can enable scientists to understand why nervous cells, u...
It is a very controversial issue, with many opposing viewpoints. ... So, it seems that the government is not giving human cloning a chance. ... 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....
Human Cloning Causes More Good Than Harm The idea of human cloning has been in science fiction movies for decades. ... Many ethical, religious and legal issues have arisen from the possibility of human cloning ("Genetic Encores"). ... When human cloning does come to existence there are many scenarios where the use of human cloning could be helpful. ... A statement has been released concerning the issue of discarding the fetuses. ... She was six years old, and the death of dolly raised many questions about the safety issues of cloning. ...
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. ...
In today's society, many people are concerned with the topic of human cloning. ... A debatable issue concerning human cloning was first recognized in Scotland at the Roslin Institute by Ian Wilmut. ... 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. ... The ethical issues of greatest importance about cloning do not involve possible failures of cloning technology, but rather the consequences of its success. ...
