The process of cloning has challenged every mind in the world. Is it right to make a human being from the cells of another? In this paper I plan to discuss the ethical, moral, religious, and humorous views on cloning. I was a little confused on how a clone is made, so I will also discuss that. Are we playing "God" by believing that we have the right to manipulate nature in such a manner that we are actually bringing new lives into the world? At the conclusion of my paper I hope that you will be able to make an educated decision about your views on cloning.

It all started when Ian made a lamb. Ian Wilmut removed an udder cell from a 6-year-old Finn Dorset ewe and reproduced the cell within the means of the law. He placed one of the resulting udder cells in a bath of chemicals, forcing it into suspended animation. This step ensured that the cell's deoxyribonucleic acid (DN

Would a cloned person have its own soul? Most theologians agree with scientists that a human clone and its DNA donor would be separate and distinct persons. That means each would have his or her own body, mind, and soul. Would cloning question religious views about death, immortality, and even resurrection? Not really. Cloned or not, we all die. The clone that outlives its parent would be a different person. Cloning could be said to provide immortality, only in the sense that, as in normal reproduction, one might be said to "live on" in the genetic traits passed to one's offspring.

Many of the science-fiction scenarios prompted by the prospect of human cloning turn out to be absurdly improbable. There's the fear that parents might clone a child to have "spare parts" in case the original child needs an organ transplant. Parents of identical twins don't view one child as an organ farm for the other, why should cloned children's parents be any different? Another disturbing thought is that cloning will lead to efforts to breed individuals with genetic qualities perceived as exceptional (math geniuses, basketball players, business letter writers). (Macklin, Ruth)

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