The Ethics of Human Cloning
In the past few years, the ethics of human cloning has become a great issue. Those who support cloning and those who oppose it both have many reasons why they feel the way they do. In this paper I am going to present the pros and cons of cloning so that one can make an informed and educated decision on whether human cloning is ethical or not. Throughout this whole paper I will be presenting information that supports both sides of the argument. Then at the end I will give my own personal opinion on whether or not cloning is ethical. First to understand what we're talking about when we say human cloning, we must define it. Different groups and organizations define it differently. The American Medical Association defined cloning as "the production of genetically identical organisms via somatic cell nuclear transfer. Somatic cell nuclear transfer refers to the process which the nucleus of a somatic cell of an existing organism is transferred into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed" (Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs 1). In other words, cloning is the method of producing a baby that has the same genes as its parent. However, many groups have used a broader definition of c
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Approximate Word count = 1199
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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