Human Cloning Causes More Good Than Harm.
The idea of human cloning has been in science fiction movies for decades. With the rising technology and the devotion of scientist the possibility of human cloning is very high. There are predictions that say the first human baby will be cloned no later than the year 2005. ("Bonsor"). With time closing in, there are many people wondering the effects on cloning. There is a huge concern on the amount of risks there are involved in human cloning. Most people have not investigated into the science of cloning. The Cloning of humans will cause more good than harm.
Scottish scientist created a cloned sheep named Dolly in 1997 ("Bonsor"). Dolly opened the door of opportunities for scientist across the world. Although it took 275 attempts until success leaving a 20% success rate of cloning ("Wachbroit") it did not hold back scientist from continuing the task of successful cloning. The process of human cloning is very difficult. It involves inserting DNA into an unfertilized sheep egg to produce a lamb with identical DNA ("Wachbroit").
Many ethical, religious and legal issues have arisen from the possibility of human cloning ("Genetic Encores"). In many countries there have been laws placed to make it illegal for scientist to try to clone humans. The United States has not passed any federal laws on human cloning, but several states have passed on their own laws to ban the practice. Although the U.s. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that anyone in the United States who is planning in participating in the practice of human cloning must first be granted permission. Japan feels that human cloning is a crime and is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. While on the other hand England has allowed the cloning of human embryos, but is working on passing a law to stop human cloning as a hole ("Bonosor").
Although there has not been a human clone produced there have been request from numerous people who would like to receive a human clone.
What about human clones? Will cloning a human be a mistake or a miracle? ... How can we control human cloning world wide? ... Since we don't have a human clone yet, human cloning is too risky because we have too many unanswered questions. ... Another risk of human cloning is identity. ...
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 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. ... The ban on human cloning should be reconsidered. ... There are more reasons to clone human beings than just the medical breakthroughs of curing infertility, eliminating disease and extending human life spans. ...
The technology of cloning main objective is research on how to understand the human DNA better. ... All things considered, cloning technology has a lot to offer to human civilization. ... In Support of the Argument for Human Cloning. 31 Oct 1999. ... All the Reasons to Clone Human Beings. 2001. ... The benefits of human cloning. ...
I think that the DNA from a well-developed soldier with no major illnesses should be taken and cloned to produce several human beings to help fight wars. ... According to the article "Cloning" in the Washington Post, cloning individual human cells could lead to the vaccines and cures for cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis and many other diseases with no cure. ... 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. Clon...
So, it seems that the government is not giving human cloning a chance. ... Nerves and spinal cord could be grown, giving quadriplegics the ability to walk again (Human Cloning Foundation). ... 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....
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. ... The experiment with Dolly led to many concerns towards human cloning. ... 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. ... Assuming that scientists were able to clone human beings without incurring the risks mentioned above, what concerns might there be about the welfare of clones? ...