On January 16, 2003, the first human clone was born. The delivery of Sophia Buchelli's baby boy, Primo, sparked a worldwide debate concerning human reproduction. Human cloning has been quickly accepted as a modern advancement (Henry, 5). In years to come, the negative consequences of this procedure will require placing strict controls on human cloning. In 2002, Dr. Severino Antinori removed the DNA from a human egg cell. He replaced the DNA with the subject's who was being cloned. The egg cell was nurtured in the laboratory and divided to become an embryo. The embryo was then transplanted to the surrogate mother who carried it to term.
Scientific discovery is often implemented before society understands the results of the new idea. Science advances at a rate faster than the understanding of the total consequences of a discovery. Asbestos, laser eye surgery, and now human cloning have demonstrated how discovery can lead to unanticipated results. The scientific breakthrough of giving birth to a human clone caught the world off guard. The effects of this process could not be predicted. No regulations or protocols were developed along with the cloning process. The problems were not anticipated and society was not advised about possible consequences. The time has come to correct this failure. A .
change must be made to recognize and improve the social, medical, and ethical problems resulting from human cloning.
There have been a number of social problems to arise in connection with human cloning. The process as a whole has had a negative effect on marriages and adoptions. Marriage rates have dropped nearly 40 percent in the past seven years (Cloning Fact Sheet, 2). Some women and men no longer feel the need for a significant other, if they can have a baby of their "choice". A similar problem is also affecting adoption rates. Now that people can know what their baby will look like and which characteristics a baby will have, there is no longer an interest in adopting a baby that one knows nothing about.
Is cloning legal? ... What is cloning? ... Cloning 3 Now that we have established the scientific basis of cloning, let me tell you how cloning can directly benefit humanity. ... To clone or not to clone is not the question. Cloning is the future. ...
We have also heard about three cloned cows. What about human clones? ... The cloning revolution now leads us an ethical issue about human cloning. ... Cloning technology can help remove disease from a clone when the original suffered from disease. ... More likely a human clone will attract world-wide attention, especially the very first clone. ...
Cloning In the past few years, the topic of cloning has been in the news a lot. ... In order for cloning to take place, all genes must be active. ... Cloning could also revolutionize the field of organ transplant. Organs and bone marrow could be cloned and used for transplant. ... Drawbacks There are also many reasons not to clone. ...
The Benefits of Cloning Technology What comes to mind when people think about cloning? Probably a movie they have seen before, like The Sixth Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a man who is cloned without his knowledge. The clone takes over his life. This is just one fear that people have. But t...
In today's society cloning is one of the most talked about and controversial issues. There are numerous people that oppose cloning while on the other hand there are people who are for cloning. People who are against cloning bring up points of morality and religion. ... Among all of this controversy, there are benefits to cloning. ... According to the article "Human Cloning" by D. ...
Firstly, "Human cloning is a form of cloning which is designed to result in a copy of a human being," this means that the procedures that human cloning contains is specifically designed to result in an exact copy of the human being cloned. ... "Human cloning creates questions about the soul, the role of God in society, and even the quality of life that a cloned person may have." The disadvantages of human cloning are undoubtedly clear. ... "One of the most noticeable is that the cloned child will have exactly the same medical history as their parent clone's." ... Ther...
This paper is not meant to be a history lesson in cloning or to explain all the scientific terms that are related to cloning. ... Identical siblings constitute a clone. ... Dolly was a sheep and the first cloned mammal. ... One patient has a clone and all that needs to be done is remove the clone liver and place it in his/her body. ... Before cloning the term used was eugenics. ...
There are three different types of cloning. ... Next there is Adult DNA cloning; this is the most common type of cloning that is thought of because it shows a clone that was made from another living organism and looks exactly the same("Human" 1). ... There are many questions when it comes to cloning and the ethics of cloning. ... More importantly, who will get cloned? ... Most people scared of cloning encourage the study of cloning but do not like the idea of actually cloning humans, which is understandable (Stanley 37). ...
There are three types of cloning methods the first is Embryo cloning. The second is reproductive cloning and the third is therapeutic cloning. ... Therapeutic cloning is a process in which the initial stages are identical to adult DNA cloning. ... (Cloning process) The rapid development of the technology for cloning has led to moral debates around the world on whether or not to ban creating human clones. ... Another argument for cloning is that individuals with characteristics can be cloned as substitutes. ...