Human Cloning Controversy

Cloning can be recognized as the creation of a duplicate of an organism that already exists. For example, a human clone would be generated through the growth of an embryo that has been retrieved from the cell of a human donor. The idea of cloning has been an ongoing controversy throughout the world since the advancements of science and technology have made this possible, but there are several factors that have been holding scientists back, such as security, religion, and health. The majority of society has only learned about cloning from major motion pictures, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Jurassic Park, and refuse to learn from other outside sources about the serious risks. They believe that these effects, as expressed in these movies,

First and foremost, a clone is generated when a donor allows their cells to be harvested and then raised into an embryonic stage and finally grown (Quinonez 2014). What if, by scientific mistake, the age of that donor becomes imprinted into the genes of the clone? This would then lead to issues in the aging of the clone and could eventually lead to their premature death. During the process of cloning, a surrogate mother who volunteered to raise the clone can be put under severe pressure if anything horrible was to happen to the said clone. If the clone was aging prematurely, the surrogate mother can be put to blame for causing the death of the clone child for passing on their age in the gene. This would put major pressure on the surrogate mother for murdering a child, when in reality, it was science that had failed yet once again, and not the fault of the surrogate mother. Also, when considering their initial development, errors in the development of the embryo could lead to faults in the growth of their organs, such as what happened to Dolly the sheep. Dolly, a sheep generated from a cell from an udder of a six-year old sheep by Scottish scientists, was found to have several health issues throughout her growth and life (NHGRI 2016). It has been documented that she had suffered through having abnormally large body parts, including large organs, which led to her having medical complications in her breathing and circulation, along with severe arthritis and excessive weight (Aldridge 2012). Without having undergone the processes of cloning, this would have spared Dolly from the immense amount of pain she went through after several different scientific procedures. It is inhumane to simply torture an animal for long periods on end merely for human benefit, especially when a result is not even guaranteed or common. It is evident that it