Exploring Both Sides of Cloning
Over the past few decades, medical advances have made life better than ever before. People are living longer, their health is better and their quality of life is above any previous standard. Today, people can be cured of illnesses that used to mean death while at the same time practicing preventative medicine that will provide them with a longer life. Advances in the medical field have provided many benefits to human life but the question becomes, how much is too much? The ability to clone humans and human parts is just on the horizon. Steps have been taken to push it through the FDA regulations and the public is being told the ability is just around the corner. Cloning, while on the surface has many benefits, is something that should not be allowed to occur. While medical science has provided many positive contributions to society, the ability to clone is going over the line and should never be legislated to happen. "Cloning, as a scientific technique, is not new. Genetically identical copies of whole organisms in horticulture (known as varieties) are commonplace. In addition, some forms of invertebrates (ie earth worms, and the like), can regenerate themselves quite readily. While vertebrates do not have this
Cloning does have the potential to benefit mankind but the potential for harm is much greater, therefore it must be blocked before it is allowed to become legal. Children who are cloned will suffer as well. There will be resentment that they were given the "perfect genes" and even if they excel in an area that came to them naturally and not through the cloning process, they will be ridiculed and not credited with the hard work they actually do. Recently, politicians have been lining up on both sides of the cloning debate. Those who are advocating for it believe it will advance medical science in a positive manner, while those who are against it believe just the opposite(Abrams, 2005). Cloning has received a lot of attention, including the recent birth of a sheep that was cloned as a scientific experiment that garnered worldwide attention. On the surface, cloning will provide the ability to make human parts that will be able to save lives, cure disabilities and change disfigurements. The ultimate goal however is to be able to make designer babies from scratch. When the ability to clone is fully realized parents will be able to fill out a form about the type of child they wish to have and have that child designed for them. Whether they want blonde hair, a genius IQ, or amazing sports abilities the designer babies that will be possible through cloning will be able to fulfill those desires. In a world where cloning is available honest competition and human differences may eventually disappear and that will have a very negative impact on the world and mankind(Kunich, 2003). "The prospect of creating children through cloning has caused widespread concern, much of it based on the nature of fears about the possible harm to the children who may be born as a result. Concerns exist as to possible physical harms from the manipulation of the ova, nuclei and embryo as part of the process of cloning. Most scientists agree that, currently, cloning technology has not advanced enough to ensure its safe use in humans. The long term effects on animals created through cloning have not been determined--with some literature indicating that the cells of clones age more quickly than those produced through sexual reproduction. Similarly, other studies have suggested major long term side effects, such as the effects of mutations on the health of a clone, as a basis for concern. Other possible physical harms re
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