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"Cloning" And It's Misunderstanding

The first successful clone was created in 1997. The clone was a sheep named Dolly which was created from a single cell, an egg, which had DNA inserted into it from its host mother ewe. The egg was then placed in the mothers womb and born 5 months later. Dolly was the first successful
clone out of 277 failed attempts each resulting in the death of an egg. Dolly which had no biological father was an exact replica of her mother. Since the creation of Dolly Scientist not only brought forth the first clone, but also the many instense ethical questions which seem to have difficult answers.   These ethical questions contain complex issues which lead to much of the misunderstanding in today's
general population about cloning. The complication of the issues with cloning only seems to deepen as science is researched. The main question in today's
society about cloning is whether or not cloneing a human being is unetheical, and what reasons validate the cloning of human beings. Also a question which many seem to associate with cloneing is "Is   stem cell research an ethical scienticfic practice?". There is a distinct difference between the two which is often misunderstood.

If someone is asked about their opinnion on the cloning of other human beings for reproduction the majority of scientist, politicians, religious groups, and people in general all seem to have a common ground. Everyone seems to agree that cloning of other human beings for reproductive purposes is unethical. There are three different types of cloning: Adult DNA Cloning (Also know as Reproductive Cloning), Embryo Cloning (The cloning of embryos to produce twins), and Therapeutic Cloning (Also known as Research Cloning). The question that contains the most difficult answers is whether cloning human beings for research (Therapeutic cloning) is unethical. Where the complexity of this question lies is not whether cloning human beings for therapeutic cloning is unethical but rather what lines define a human...