Should Cloning Be Permitted? Essay, Research Paper
Should Human Cloning Be Permitted?
For years, part of the American public, and humans in general, have been fascinated
with the possibility of creating human life by other than natural means. There are many who
strongly disagree with the idea of human cloning. It certainly wasn’t surprising when they
were able to clone a sheep and will not be the least surprised if someday scientist’s
will be able to clone a human being. Should cloning for human benefits or even human
cloning itself be allowed in society today? That is a question we must ask ourselves?
On one side of the issue are those who believe that human cloning should be permitted.
One thing that shows this, is what human cloning research may bring. Those who opposed
to a ban believe that human cloning research could bring substantial benefits, including the
development of new treatments for cystic fibrosis, other diseases and the ability to create
animal with normal compatible organs for transplant. (1.”Should Congress Prohibit All
Human Cloning Experimentation”,Pg 34). From my opinion, I believe that human cloning
is just a huge step towards negativism in human life’s, rather than simply being the next
step in fertility technology. There might be a possibility that human cloning research may
result in the discovery of a cure for diseases and the growing of human organs, but the
disadvantages are that many years as well as money may be need it.
Also several experts told the committee that cloning might be the only chance for many
infertile couples to have their own genetically related children.(2.Gorman,Pg66). For what I
see these cases are rarely seen, and the little amount of couples who suffer of infertility are
more likely to adopt a child. Infertility, is not the cause. This is not the main reason why
scientists are coming up with the idea of human cloning. What I believe is that scientists
are just making propaganda in order to make the public to get on their side.
Another reason is what could happened if cloning is ban. What about consequences of
banning a technology- death, disease, disability, indignity, on happiness, and blighted life’s
that would result from imposing limits on cloning discoveries and advances (3.Bailey,Pg66).
What might possibly happen if cloning is ban, scientist’s as well as experts believe that
efforts to ban cloning could drastically stop the creation of new medicines that would help
millions of people. What I believe is that cloning might be a discovery for scientists
to duplicate human life’s. However, I certainly don’t’ believe that this discovery would go
further than that. Simply for the cost and waste of time.
Furthermore, Clinton took two swift steps: he called for moratorium on the use of
federal funds for human cloning research and he asked his national biothetics advisory
commission to let him know within 90 days whether the new technology should be even
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more tightly controlled. (4.Gorman,Pg66). In my opinion, I state that, no matter who pays
for it or for what reason is done, should be made a criminal offense in the U.S. The
president doesn’t have no right to spend federal funds in a research that most likely would
be denied by congress, plus is just a waste of time and money.
In addition, can poor people afford cloning. More likely, the cost of genetic
treatments will drop substantially, and poor people in the future will be much richer than
poor people today are, so they will easily take advantages of the new medical treatment.
(5.Bailey,Pg66). This is a nonsense, no poor family is going to be richer , I mean how.
In my point of view, I believe that they are going to be more poorer than they are. Simply
because of their jobs, their job skills might not even be needed. Come on, be realistic
technology is going to be more advanced and robots might even replaced their jobs.
However, In the future this treatment is going to be more advanced, and the rich will take
advantage of the new technologies, so their children will be smarter and free of diseases.
Mean while, the poor will suffer of diseases and lack of learning.
Moreover, the supporters for human cloning argue that human cloning should be
allowed, as the research may have to potential to eliminate many of the world’s problems
such as animal extinction and can also benefit man kind in many ways. (6.’Should Human
Cloning Be Allowed”, Pg1). It has been said and debated that scientist should not take
the work of god into their own hands, but if they do so, the only problem that they could
cause, is that they could destroy the age old concept of “father and “mother”.
Finally the advantages of human cloning. Providing better research capabilities to find
cures to many present diseases, bringing back friends or relatives who have passed away
by cloning an identical copy, providing children for women who are single and do not wish
to have artificial insemination, and the choice of physical characteristics (who to look like).
(7.”Should Human Cloning Be Allowed”,Pg1). My view and thoughts to all this advantages
are that human cloning may produce another “Hitler” and other racial violent conspirators.
Secondly, human cloning is not at all “natural” meaning that a child born of cloning is not
going to have the same thoughts and he or she are just going to be an unethical, immoral
person and last but not least human cloning would alter the very meaning of humanity.
On the other side there are many who correctly believe that human cloning should not
be allowed. One thing that strongly disagrees is what possible consequence can be
produced by cloning. A child born of cloning would face ” An enormous weight of social
and parental expectation about what and who that child should be”. (8. Seppa,Pg367).
From my opinion, I believe that a child born of cloning will react depending on it’s
environment. If the child is raised around scientist’s and is treated as an experiment, the
child most likely will ask his or herself about from who or where they came from. On the
other hand, if the child is raised around a normal family, he or she will not have or even ask
any question concerning their life development or creation.
Another reason was the types of genes that may be produced by cloning. Creating a
human life with just a gene is like taking a big risk, because there are selfish genes,
pleasure genes, seeking genes, violence genes, celebrity genes, gay genes, couch potatoes
genes, depression genes, genes for genius, genes for saving, and even genes for sinning.
(9.” Should Congress Prohibit All Human Cloning experimentation’s”, Pg. 50). Getting one
of this particular genes is not what you would want to get in a person. It has been simply
shown that there are many possibilities that a child will be born with an unwanted gene(s).
Most likely, causing a child to have a genetic disorder, early or later in life.
Also, attempting to create a human child using the new cloning technology of somatic
cell nuclear transfer should not be permitted by anyone in the public sector or private
sector, either in the laboratory or in a clinical setting. (10.” Should Congress Prohibit
All Human Experimentation”, Pg 51). Technology seems to take away many of the morals
that we have worked so hard to install in society. Most people only seem to want to cater
to their own needs and do not bother to consider the consequences that society and the
clone may have to face. Other than consequences, there are also moral concerns about
how this will be deliberated and reviewed into the future.
Moreover, the president’s view is that human cloning would give rise deep concerns,
given our most cherished concepts of faith and humanity. (11.”Should Congress Prohibit
All Human Cloning Experimentations”,Pg 48). It has been said, that each human
life is unique, born of a miracle that reaches beyond laboratory science. It is simply wrong
to experiment with the creation of human life in this way. I also believe that every child has
a right to come into this world in the way that is natural for human beings with two parents,
not just as a “genetic donor.”
In addition the bills to ban cloning. Seven bills to ban the creation of duplicate
humans have been introduced on capitol hill since Dolly the sheep was cloned in Britain
a year and a half ago. (12. Carvey,Pg 66). From my opinion, I believe that researchers
and people in general, must respect this profound gift and resist the temptation to duplicate
ourselves. We hear of such a problem with the world’s population, I feel that human
cloning is not the answer to population problems because I feel it is morally wrong. You
would be taking away someone’s identity and individuality and that, I feel is wrong. Where
do we draw the line? There has to be limits and laws set as to what you can clone and
how much of it you can clone. For example, would someone really want fifty beings
exactly like them running around? No Because they wouldn’t know whose their father,
their parents, plus they won’t even have no sense of who they are or where they came
from. Cloning is immoral and totally ludicrous and the only reason why we are facing these
problems, is simply because those individuals with substantial amounts of money believe
that they should be cloned, so that there would be many copies of them to perpetuate their
image and their ideas.
Furthermore, a house representative, stated that any discovery that touches upon human
creation is not simply a matter of scientific inquiry. It is a matter of morality and
spiritually as well. (13.”Should Congress Prohibit All Human Cloning Experimentation’s”,
Pg 48). God meant for us to reproduce sexually, if he wanted humans to clone themselves,
he wouldn’t have given us reproductive organs, an offspring of two parents has the traits of
both of them, and has a soul, a clone, made from one person, to be just like that person
does not have a soul, and that person then loses their individuality.
Also People seem to think that a clone will be mentally distressed when it finds out that
he or she is different from most of society. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission
(NBAC) “Found that concerns relating to the potential psychological harms to children
and effects on the moral, religious, and cultural values of society” (14.”Should Human
Cloning Be Allowed?”,Pg1). The clone may be thought of as an outcast of society because
he or she is different. A child may become suicidal or a dangerous part of our society.
Peoples assumption of the fear of producing an unstable clone into our society, is
definitely just speculation.
Finally, the statement that identical twins are unique and new only in the sense of their
new genetic combinations is absurd. I know identical twins myself that are extremely
unique, and perhaps strive for differences. Constitutional law scholar Laurence Tribe said
that human cloning would ‘alter the very meaning of humanity’ (15.”Should Human Cloning
BeAllowed?”,Pg. 1). It has been said that a human clone would not find the meaning of
humanity and become unique. I think Tribe is right that we strive to be unique because
we are human not because we have chromosomal DNA. Also, When a human being is
cloned, its the DNA that is extracted and duplicated in another human being. That way
personalities and actions are formed through past experiences; therefore one can clone
someone, but that person will most likely not be anything like the original. After all, a clone
wont be made of plastic, it will be a real person, raised and born.
At this point, I believe we should not use cloning. However, if we are to venture into
cloning we must make many precautions. I think the best way to do this is to research the
consequences. Yet, I do not believe cloning of animals is acceptable. Thus, I do not think
we should conduct cloning experiment on animals. In summary, cloning is ethical, unless
there is lack of respect for the lives of animals and humans, and for the ongoing
inhabitation of life on earth.