Humans have used cloning techniques for thousands of years. We have taken plant stems or part of it’s root and developed those parts into a separate but genetically identical plants. These methods of cloning are not seen as strange. In fact, many vegetable and fruits are grown using these cloning methods to produce offsprings identical to an exceptional plant. However, cloning, which started as a farming method, has now become a major source of debate due to breakthroughs in the biology field. When scientist created Dolly the sheep, cloning took a giant step forward. What separated Dolly from other cloned animals, other than the media’s coverage, was the fact that she was a mammal. Dolly’s successful cloning was not only cloning’s first “hello” to the world, but it also implanted the idea of human cloning and lead to discussion of the involved implications. Currently, human cloning is not possible due to limitations in science. However, for the sake of debate, let us assume that human cloning methods are safe and reliable. Human cloning is opposed for varying ethical and moral reasons. While there are countless different arguments, this paper will examine arguments involving clone rights to human dignity and human rights to use cloning methods as a means to reproduce.
A common argument used by those against human cloning states that cloned humans would have a lessened sense of individuality because they would share their genetic code with others and would therefore not be unique. This argument is seriously flawed at best. To agree with this, one would have to believe life experiences did not alter the person they are. An excerpt taken An argument Against Cloning goes further and compares clones to identical twins by stating this...
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... they will more easily relate to due to either physical characteristics or passed down mannerisms. While genetics may not determine a child's political views, they do however play a much larger role than Levy and Lotz suggest.
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