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Human cloning is a rather controversial subject that has passionate people on both sides of the debate. It’s a technology that some feel questions their ethical standings and hits a little too close to home. On the other hand, human cloning could also provide medical answers to some incurable diseases, birth defects, and genetic disorders that currently have no treatments. Necessary sacrifices must be made for advancements in science to produce results.
Many people claim that human cloning crosses many invisible moral boundaries and is against civil rights. Moral standards are defined by one’s own values and religious perspective. Cloning itself is not morally corrupt. Its usage determines whether or not it benefits society. Expecting scientists to abandon their standards and adhere to someone else’s stance is an unrealistic demand to make. If one is willing to offer their DNA to be cloned, denying him would also be a violation of human rights as he has right to do as he may with his genetic makeup. …show more content…
Despite getting publicity in the news, current treatments for infertility are not very successful. Various studies show that less than 10 percent of the infertility treatments are successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for even the slightest chance of having children. Most of the couples run out of resources, and they still don’t have their desire fulfilled.
Anyone who is in need of an organ transplant is placed on an excruciatingly long donor list. Many of these people pass on from their illness before ever receiving a transplant. With human cloning, organs could be cloned from a person’s tissue and used as a transplant. This would increase the chances of one recovering from his illness. Countries who don’t have enough donors would have access to an unlimited supply of organs, and organ trafficking will also drop
Human cloning is a rather controversial subject that has passionate people on both sides of the debate. It’s a technology that some feel questions their ethical standings and hits a little too close to home. On the other hand, human cloning could also provide medical answers to some incurable diseases, birth defects, and genetic disorders that currently have no treatments. Necessary sacrifices must be made for advancements in science to produce results.
Many people claim that human cloning crosses many invisible moral boundaries and is against civil rights. Moral standards are defined by one’s own values and religious perspective. Cloning itself is not morally corrupt. Its usage determines whether or not it benefits society. Expecting scientists to abandon their standards and adhere to someone else’s stance is an unrealistic demand to make. If one is willing to offer their DNA to be cloned, denying him would also be a violation of human rights as he has right to do as he may with his genetic makeup. …show more content…
Despite getting publicity in the news, current treatments for infertility are not very successful. Various studies show that less than 10 percent of the infertility treatments are successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for even the slightest chance of having children. Most of the couples run out of resources, and they still don’t have their desire fulfilled.
Anyone who is in need of an organ transplant is placed on an excruciatingly long donor list. Many of these people pass on from their illness before ever receiving a transplant. With human cloning, organs could be cloned from a person’s tissue and used as a transplant. This would increase the chances of one recovering from his illness. Countries who don’t have enough donors would have access to an unlimited supply of organs, and organ trafficking will also drop