a) Human reproductive cloning / Reproduction
One of two reasons for human cloning is reproduction. It`s prime objective is to produce children for couples who are unable to conceive. There are 2 ways in which this is possible. The first is a transfer of an adult nucleus into ovum. This results in an identical person yet; the mitochondrial DNA differs. The second method is by splitting the embryo, similar to the natural process that occurs in twins. This process also results in an identical person which is the main controversy surrounding this technique on many accounts. It may be argued that the human that is born is deprived of its unique genetic diversity that every human being to have ever lived is/was in possession of. Cloning also opens …show more content…
This method aims to help conditions such as the repairing of severed nerves, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and many other through either treatment, cures, or transplants. The main process by which this takes place is taking embryo stem cells from human embryos that are then capable of forming any part of the human body. Once you take the stem cells though, the embryo is destroyed. For this reason, amongst others, this technique is also debatable. Some believe that the use of human embryos as objects damages our outlook on life because the research that is carried out won't end benefit the embryo in any way, shape, or form. It also does injustice to the human being given a manufactured part for their body, due to the fact that it's essentially making them replicable. People go as far as to call it a manufacturing process, like those that occur in factories, instead of a natural phenomenon. Even so, there are quite a few conflicting …show more content…
Despite being a topic that will never universally agreed upon, it is very likely that most of the population's initial response was of a negative context. Human cloning makes us face the necessity to make moral decisions without having experienced any of the technology whilst in the possession of little information about the risks. However, as our familiarity with the issue increases so does our acceptance. Nonetheless, we should never suppress these initial ethical intuitions about new discoveries since they could very well be true. Human cloning could be jeopardizing to our self-worth, and the value of life we hold considering it essentially creates life out thin air. Our ability to value life unites us and connects the diverse world we live in today. Although, others would argue that an embryo is like tissue with snot; simply a couple of cells, and therefore little to no life. "The cloning of humans is for the greater good" is a frequent affirmation, but people such as Indian scholar, Upendra Baxi would argue that we lose sight of the evil present by focusing too much on the good. Thus, the positive outcomes of the situation make us blind to the dangers it holds. In the face of all of this negative feedback the author does make a valid point; if someone we loved, or if we personally were in a situation where the only salvation was by the use of cloning, is the
One of two reasons for human cloning is reproduction. It`s prime objective is to produce children for couples who are unable to conceive. There are 2 ways in which this is possible. The first is a transfer of an adult nucleus into ovum. This results in an identical person yet; the mitochondrial DNA differs. The second method is by splitting the embryo, similar to the natural process that occurs in twins. This process also results in an identical person which is the main controversy surrounding this technique on many accounts. It may be argued that the human that is born is deprived of its unique genetic diversity that every human being to have ever lived is/was in possession of. Cloning also opens …show more content…
This method aims to help conditions such as the repairing of severed nerves, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and many other through either treatment, cures, or transplants. The main process by which this takes place is taking embryo stem cells from human embryos that are then capable of forming any part of the human body. Once you take the stem cells though, the embryo is destroyed. For this reason, amongst others, this technique is also debatable. Some believe that the use of human embryos as objects damages our outlook on life because the research that is carried out won't end benefit the embryo in any way, shape, or form. It also does injustice to the human being given a manufactured part for their body, due to the fact that it's essentially making them replicable. People go as far as to call it a manufacturing process, like those that occur in factories, instead of a natural phenomenon. Even so, there are quite a few conflicting …show more content…
Despite being a topic that will never universally agreed upon, it is very likely that most of the population's initial response was of a negative context. Human cloning makes us face the necessity to make moral decisions without having experienced any of the technology whilst in the possession of little information about the risks. However, as our familiarity with the issue increases so does our acceptance. Nonetheless, we should never suppress these initial ethical intuitions about new discoveries since they could very well be true. Human cloning could be jeopardizing to our self-worth, and the value of life we hold considering it essentially creates life out thin air. Our ability to value life unites us and connects the diverse world we live in today. Although, others would argue that an embryo is like tissue with snot; simply a couple of cells, and therefore little to no life. "The cloning of humans is for the greater good" is a frequent affirmation, but people such as Indian scholar, Upendra Baxi would argue that we lose sight of the evil present by focusing too much on the good. Thus, the positive outcomes of the situation make us blind to the dangers it holds. In the face of all of this negative feedback the author does make a valid point; if someone we loved, or if we personally were in a situation where the only salvation was by the use of cloning, is the