Science is a beautiful subject. On top of answering questions about existence in general, scientific advances go as far as saving lives; however, a number of these ideas, no matter how impressive they seem at first glance, have good intentions but are in no way ethical. A growing problem, not only in the United States but the rest of the world, is a surplus of people needing organ transplants, and a lack of matching organs. It is human nature to strive towards survival, but the solutions are not always ethical nor practical. Currently under debate is the idea of putting human DNA in fertile eggs in order to make clones of individuals, and therefore matching organs. Not only is the act of cloning humans almost certain failure, but is also unethical.
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However, there is no proof yet that they have been put into a surrogate yet, as human cloning has been illegal since 2009 in 23 different nations ("Ethical Considerations on Human Cloning"). The pro to cloning humans is apparent. Once a human is cloned, organ matches can be made to save lives, but that is the only pro. Past experiments and research, such as Dolly, shows that a vast majority of the human clones will most likely die, have a shorter lifespan, or suffer from birth defects. Due to these reasons, cloning will not be remotely trialed for a while. We’re sanctions against cloning humans be lifted and the process be modified to eliminate the risk of death or defects (which is a hypothetical situation), more cons against cloning would arise. One con would be an entirely new black market for fetuses of “desirable donors” (Farnsworth, Joseph). This means that people with good genes or attractiveness will illegally sell their fetuses. A black market for needed organs is an unethical issue that humans are already dealing with. Another con is the population. Earth is holding a number of people that grows by the day; cloning would only worsen that problem geographically and economically. Ethical issues come in when deciding the ownership of the clone or whether the clone itself decides it should not be owned or put to death when it’s “owner” needs a vital organ. The major problem with human clones is that “reducing the diversity of genes weakens the ability to adapt” (Farnsworth). Due to the rapid growth of artificial life without genes changing, humans can lose their ability to adapt and risk contracting new diseases that their bodies will not be able to fight off. Creating new life may actually cost more lives than save
However, there is no proof yet that they have been put into a surrogate yet, as human cloning has been illegal since 2009 in 23 different nations ("Ethical Considerations on Human Cloning"). The pro to cloning humans is apparent. Once a human is cloned, organ matches can be made to save lives, but that is the only pro. Past experiments and research, such as Dolly, shows that a vast majority of the human clones will most likely die, have a shorter lifespan, or suffer from birth defects. Due to these reasons, cloning will not be remotely trialed for a while. We’re sanctions against cloning humans be lifted and the process be modified to eliminate the risk of death or defects (which is a hypothetical situation), more cons against cloning would arise. One con would be an entirely new black market for fetuses of “desirable donors” (Farnsworth, Joseph). This means that people with good genes or attractiveness will illegally sell their fetuses. A black market for needed organs is an unethical issue that humans are already dealing with. Another con is the population. Earth is holding a number of people that grows by the day; cloning would only worsen that problem geographically and economically. Ethical issues come in when deciding the ownership of the clone or whether the clone itself decides it should not be owned or put to death when it’s “owner” needs a vital organ. The major problem with human clones is that “reducing the diversity of genes weakens the ability to adapt” (Farnsworth). Due to the rapid growth of artificial life without genes changing, humans can lose their ability to adapt and risk contracting new diseases that their bodies will not be able to fight off. Creating new life may actually cost more lives than save