Since the beginning of time, mankind has done some great things in the way of science. The discovery of DNA and the discovery of dinosaur fossils are two of the great innovations of science. The idea of human cloning is a topic that sparks a lot of controversy. I feel that even though humans marvel at the idea of human cloning, we shouldn't proceed in the process of cloning.
The problem I have with cloning is I can only see how this will hurt our society; not help it. A sad conception we had in our society is that if we are capable to do something like cloning, we should. I believe that we need to look at the problems we had in our society before we start making clones. We have over-population worldwide already. Why make these "clones" to crowd our world more? Also, I know that this might sound far-fetched, but what happens if something goes wrong and we have a race of clones that have some type of disorder or mutation? What if it was contagious? I know it sound crazy, but I see where there could be many things that go wrong. To the people who are agree with the process of cloning I ask them this one question; How moral is it to make people in labs for no particular reasons? How would you explain to this person, that they were made in a lab? It dumbfounds me to think why we would even think about cloning humans unless it for medical advances.
I know I asked a lot of questions and didn't answer many. There is only one question I can answer easily. Human cloning: to fear or not to fear? The answer is simple for me: to fear. In my eyes the disadvantages of human cloning extremely out-weight the advantages of human cloning.
Why should we clone human beings? ... 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. ... That is not to say that cloning is flawless. ... To clone or not to clone is not the question. ... This group offers us no evidence, no proof, only the fear that humans can not handle empowerment of technology. ...
Though many Americans may hold fears or unrealistic assumptions about human cloning, cloning can in fact be beneficial to our society. Human cloning should not be banned because it can be beneficial for the human race in terms of infertile couples, genetic research, and organ cloning. ... They fear that here would be hundreds of clones of Cindy Crawford or Michael Jordan. ... There is fear though that human cloning would be used corruptly, that the doubles would be used as slaves for organ banks, to be chopped up whenever a part is needed. ... These were humans, not clones. ...
This paper is not meant to be a history lesson in cloning or to explain all the scientific terms that are related to cloning. ... This paper is meant to allow a person to see the benefits of cloning and to show that the fears are unfounded, as based on history and facts. ... Humans have learned from nature and started their cloning saga. ... Let's start with the second reason, the fear that someone would try to build a master race. ... The word human is not in the definition. ...
Cloning, like any other science is hindered by the general public's fear of the unknown. Whether it is a single cell to a full human, cloning research is a major next step in scientific development. ... Fear is an interesting thing. ... While fear is a great contributor to the hindrance of the science of cloning, religion adds another aspect to be dealt with. ... Like it or not, sciences like cloning are here and here to stay. ...
There are many positive and negative effects and risks of cloning or not cloning a human. ... If natural clones are not to be feared, why should we fear deliberate ones" (Colvin 39)? ... ""You"d have to be crazy not to see the bad results they've had in animals," Randolfe Wicker, founder of the Clone Rights United Front, a group in New York City that promotes human cloning says. ... The clone will not be him, but perhaps he will be who he could have been (39). ... The question is: to clone, or not to clone. ...
Cloning is already in progress and it is now not only done in plants and animals, but even in humans. ... Scientists steeled themselves against a backlash they feared would obstruct a promising field of research and close off options to the infertile couples the original experiment had intended to serve (Dewitt, 1993). ... Limitations: The foregoing is mainly concerned about whether human cloning should be done or not. ... To learn more about human cloning. ... When cattle cloning is perfected, it may not be welcomed down on farm. ...
Cloning is not new. ... However this process does not work every time. ... This would involve the same early steps as reproductive cloning, but the intent is not to create a genetic duplicate. ... It makes a point not to ban therapeutic cloning, which is the production of embryos for research in treating diseases. ... Some scientists fear that applying this procedure would lead to malformations, disease, and death. ...
