Who's Afraid Of Human Cloning

The intense attention given to human cloning in both its potential uses, for reproduction and research, strongly suggests that people do not look at it as simply just new form of technology. Instead, the world sees it as something very different. Something that very easily touches the fundamental aspects of our own humanity. The notion of cloning raises several issues such as identity and individuality, and if human cloning can be considered ethical or unethical. Both sides can be explained through the works of Gregory E. Pence, author of Who's Afraid of Human Cloning, who states that human cloning is ethical. While the President's Council on Bioethics can support the fact that it is unethical.

The first viewpoint on human cloning is how it is ethical. Human cloning can be declared ethical because a …show more content…
The first reason would be how the principles of freedom, equality, and human dignity could ultimately mean nothing to a laboratory made human clone. Also cloned children may experience some problems of identity because the clone will be genetically identical to the human being whom he or she is a clone of. The would pose as a problem because the original human has already lived their life. Meaning that the expectations for the clone's life may be shadowed and constantly compared to the life of the original human. The second reason the council discovered is that the cloned children would be the first human beings whose entire genetic makeup is selected in advance. The clones could potentially be considered to be products of a designed manufacturing rather than a gift whom the parents are willing to accept. Such an attitude toward children could also contribute to increased commercialization and industrialization of human procreation. This can be supported by the fact that parents generally want their kid to be the