Every day 18-22 people die waiting for an organ, and “there are now more than 105,000 people on the waiting list for solid organ transplants (womenshealth)”. The organ crisis only continues to grow as the population increases. In fact, a new name is added to the waiting list about every 10 minutes (facts). The use of 3D organ cloning is an ethical alternate to full body cloning to aid in the organ shortage crisis in this country.
Cloning
Cloning involves taking DNA from a cell, and implanting it into another cell to be reproduced. This technique can be used to create a human embryo, and ultimately a human being, however it is highly debated and considered unethical. With the cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1996, the idea of cloning for spare parts has circulated. Some have theorized that cloning yourself to remove organs to be used for transplant is justifiable. There is, however, a very gray area about the ethics of cloning and what “rights” a clone would have. Research has recently produced stem cells from an elderly man, “However, the breakthrough is likely to reignite the debate about the ethics of creating human embryos for medical purposes and the possible use of the same technique to produce cloned babies… (Knapton).” This new research should be closely …show more content…
No more waiting on a transplant list for months and no guilt from receiving an organ. Recipients’ often feel guilty when they receive an organ because they know someone else has lost their life. “I live with a complex ball of guilt and grief, I benefited from someone else’s pain (Morber)” Another exciting element of 3D printing is that with using a person’s own cells there will be no risk of rejection and no need to take immune suppressive drugs. The organ will match the patient 100% because it is with that patients own
Cloning
Cloning involves taking DNA from a cell, and implanting it into another cell to be reproduced. This technique can be used to create a human embryo, and ultimately a human being, however it is highly debated and considered unethical. With the cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1996, the idea of cloning for spare parts has circulated. Some have theorized that cloning yourself to remove organs to be used for transplant is justifiable. There is, however, a very gray area about the ethics of cloning and what “rights” a clone would have. Research has recently produced stem cells from an elderly man, “However, the breakthrough is likely to reignite the debate about the ethics of creating human embryos for medical purposes and the possible use of the same technique to produce cloned babies… (Knapton).” This new research should be closely …show more content…
No more waiting on a transplant list for months and no guilt from receiving an organ. Recipients’ often feel guilty when they receive an organ because they know someone else has lost their life. “I live with a complex ball of guilt and grief, I benefited from someone else’s pain (Morber)” Another exciting element of 3D printing is that with using a person’s own cells there will be no risk of rejection and no need to take immune suppressive drugs. The organ will match the patient 100% because it is with that patients own