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Cloning. Cloning Cloning is the process of creating a genetic duplicate of an
individual. ... Imagine a world in which cloning is permitted and practiced. ...
The Mystery of Cloning. Cloning Cloning humans is banned in 23 countries. ... Other
advocates of human cloning believe that cloning involves risks of abnormalities. ...
Human Cloning. Human Cloning Human cloning is one of the most talked about issues
of today. ... In 1903 cloning was introduced, by cloning plants. ...
The Two Faces of Human Cloning. The Two Faces ... of cloning humans. President Bush
strongly supports legislation banning all human cloning. ...
cloning. ... The beginning of cloning started from the structure known as DNA. DNA is
the heredity function of beginning humans and all living organisms. ...
Submitted by booger323 on April 8, 2008
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In the article that I chose there are two opposing viewpoints on the issue of "Should Human Cloning Ever Be Permitted?" John A. Robertson is an attorney who argues that there are many potential benefits of cloning and that a ban on privately funded cloning research is unjustified and that this type of research should only be regulated. On the flip side of this issue Attorney and medical ethicist George J. Annas argues that cloning devalues people by depriving them of their uniqueness and that a ban should be implemented upon it. Both express valid points and I will critique the articles to better understand their points.
John A. Robertson's article "Human Cloning and the Challenge of Regulation" raises three important reasons on why there shouldn't be a ban on Human Cloning but that it should be regulated. Couples who are infertile might choose to clone one of the partners instead of using sperm, eggs, or embryo's from anonymous donors. In conventional in vitro fertilization, doctors attempt to start with many ova, fertilize each with sperm and implant all of them in the woman's womb in the hope that one will result in pregnancy. (Robertson) But some women can only supply a single egg. Through the use of embryo cloning, that egg might be divisible into, say 8 zygotes for implanting. The chance of those women becoming pregnant would be much greater. (Kassirer) Secondly, it would benefit a couple at high risk of having offspring with a genetic disease choose weather to risk the birth of an affected child. (Robertson) Parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic defect to a child could make use of cloning. A fertilized ovum could be cloned, and the duplicate tested for the disease or disorder. If the clone were free of genetic defects, then the other clone would be as well. Then this could be implanted in the woman and allowed to mature to term. (Heyd) Thirdly, it would be used to obtain tissue or organs for transplantation. (Robertson)...
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