Mary Shelley illustrates the consequences behind attempting to create life in the novel Frankenstein, which can be compared to the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. Like Victor Frankenstein “dabbles among the unhallowed damps of the grave” and compiles decomposing human body parts, cloning tries to create life using human tissue or cells (Shelley 39). Human cloning should not be performed because the process has a low success rate, and it is unethical as it violates the respect that every human should be given. Human cloning is a wasteful and ineffective process with a low success rate. Although a clone is a genetic copy of the original, realistically, the clone will not act or think exactly the same as the original. “It
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As mentioned earlier, cloning increases the risk of many genetic diseases and malfunctions, but the physical effects are not the only problem. A human clone would always feel like they are weaker than the rest of their society. Being a human clone would make one feel interchangeable, as if there is someone else out there who can replace them or that they have to compete with, almost like an identical twin but worse. A perspective from a twin himself states “You can't substitute one identical twin for another and say it's the same person, and the same is true of these clones” (Coolman). Such a large amount of eggs are not acquired easily, and they come as a cost to the women who donate them as they pose risks to the “women's health and can threaten their future fertility” (Stark). These women give up their own genetic material for an experiment that will most likely not even be successful while also threatening their chance to have children in the future. Human cloning also risks the exploitation of women, especially those with a low income who would endure the many health risks just for the high amount of money being offered. The idea of creating life in a lab is also not right as “the stem cells are not cells lying in a Petri dish, but potential babies”, and they should not be treated as part of an experiment (Arnold). Using eggs in such an expendable manner is taking advantage of the idea of a human being who is a …show more content…
Although the idea of it might seem appealing, realistically, the harsh consequences outweigh the potential benefits. Once the truth behind the process is revealed, one can assume that “the beauty of the dream [will] vanish[ed], and breathless horror and disgust” will replace it. There are many alternatives to this wasteful process, and it is not essential nor does it release the desired products. Our world has advanced very far in terms of technology, especially in the field of biotechnology, but it is essential to pause periodically to question whether our actions are crossing human rights or attempting to outstep our
As mentioned earlier, cloning increases the risk of many genetic diseases and malfunctions, but the physical effects are not the only problem. A human clone would always feel like they are weaker than the rest of their society. Being a human clone would make one feel interchangeable, as if there is someone else out there who can replace them or that they have to compete with, almost like an identical twin but worse. A perspective from a twin himself states “You can't substitute one identical twin for another and say it's the same person, and the same is true of these clones” (Coolman). Such a large amount of eggs are not acquired easily, and they come as a cost to the women who donate them as they pose risks to the “women's health and can threaten their future fertility” (Stark). These women give up their own genetic material for an experiment that will most likely not even be successful while also threatening their chance to have children in the future. Human cloning also risks the exploitation of women, especially those with a low income who would endure the many health risks just for the high amount of money being offered. The idea of creating life in a lab is also not right as “the stem cells are not cells lying in a Petri dish, but potential babies”, and they should not be treated as part of an experiment (Arnold). Using eggs in such an expendable manner is taking advantage of the idea of a human being who is a …show more content…
Although the idea of it might seem appealing, realistically, the harsh consequences outweigh the potential benefits. Once the truth behind the process is revealed, one can assume that “the beauty of the dream [will] vanish[ed], and breathless horror and disgust” will replace it. There are many alternatives to this wasteful process, and it is not essential nor does it release the desired products. Our world has advanced very far in terms of technology, especially in the field of biotechnology, but it is essential to pause periodically to question whether our actions are crossing human rights or attempting to outstep our