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Ethics of Cloning


Public policy should not be based on one narrow religious point of view. .
             Another concern is the possibility of birth defects. I will compare the development of cloning to introducing a new miracle drug into the market. The safety of the drug is initially unknown like cloning. Then come the experiments on animals first, this has already been done. Then the experiments are done on human volunteers. Safety would be determined by a government agency such as the FDA as to whether the new protocol should be used as standard medical practice. .
             Science, in the past few years has made great strides in the field of mammal reproduction. They've worked for years to find out exactly what happens during a pregnancy, and also how it works. We've come so far in these stages as to gain the knowledge needed to make oral contraceptives. Up until a few years ago, we've only known one way to reproduce, but now, thanks to the research and endless hours of experiments by those dedicated to finding out if it really is possible to find another way, there is a new method of reproduction called cloning. There are two methods of cloning. The first, called embryo cloning, has been achieved years before in frogs, other amphibians, mammals, and once it was tried with humans, however both attempts to do this with the humans failed. .
             The second method of cloning is achieved by using an adult cell, not an embryo. To do this scientists remove an egg cell from a female, and remove the chromosomes, nucleus, etc, leaving no way for the mother to interfere with the genetic part of the reproduction. However, the parts of the egg cell needed for cell growth and development are left intact. The cell from an adult mammal is then taken away from its owner. Being placed in a cure dish, the cell is starved of nutrients, but is still kept alive. The reason for this: the cell must stop dividing in order for cloning to take place.


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