Human Cloning

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On Human Cloning

In the last 30 years , humanity has achieved leaps and bounds in its pursuit to further the advances in medical science and technology for the purpose of promoting human well being . Working towards this end scientists all over the world pioneered experiments and studies in to achieve the ability to cure some of the worst illnesses that were never thought curable in the past . Later on these efforts endowed man the divine capability to create a living creature , however , because

of its various implications to society , these endeavors were met with heavy criticisms . theless , scientists continued to pursue these researches because of the countless benefits that it could offer humanity

It was in 1997 that the testament of man 's capability to create a living creature shocked the entire world through the anouncement of the birth of Dolly . Dolly , the world renowned clowned sheep which was officially born on July 5 , 1996 , was a result of an experiment called reproductive cloning (Dolly the sheep n . pag . Reproductive cloning involves a process of transferring genetic material from the nucleus of a donor adult cell to an egg whose nucleus , has been removed (Cloning Fact Sheet n . pag . The reconstructed egg containing the DNA from a donor cell will then be treated in to stimulate cell division (Cloning Fact Sheet n . pag . After the cloned embryo becomes stable , it is then transferred to the uterus of a female host to develop until birth (Cloning Fact Sheet n . pag . The success of Dolly 's birth gave way to numerous possibilities as well and it also raised an equal amount of concern

There are , as it is in all cases , two views on this issue . Some are in favor of human cloning while some are against it and it is important to clarify where these two opposing views are coming from . Some of those who oppose to it who argue against it on the basis of its social implications . They claim that human cloning , affects not only the parents and children involved , but also for the surrounding families and for all of society (Human Cloning and Human Dignity : An Ethical Inquiry n . pag . According to them , human cloning endangers the nature of the family (McGee n .pag . They point out that the human procreation , albeit a private activity , affects the the entire society because it is the single activity that is responsible of our most basic realtionship - kinship (Human Cloning and Human Dignity : An Ethical Inquiry n . pag

In normal procreation , as much as it is a result of an activity which was engaged by choice , the conception , the genetic makeup , the development and the birth of a child is not by any means controlled (Human Cloning and Human Dignity : An Ethical Inquiry n . pag . In human cloning , the parents , by selecting the donor that will be cloned , will have the ability to choose the genetic makeup of their child even prior to...