Human Cloning.

Essay by cheyennee3University, Bachelor'sA+, October 2005

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Scientific research and technology makes advances every day. One such advance is that of human cloning. Twenty years ago, the possibility of human cloning was not a controversial issue; the idea of human cloning was just something you saw in science fiction movies. However, in 1997 scientists brought this technology to life, with a cloned sheep named Dolly. Dolly made many people realize that human cloning is not just an idea for movie theaters, but could be a reality in the future. This reality could be disastrous for humankind. The cloning of humans could result in physical harm, death, emotional risk and the threat of people abusing cloning technology. I believe that the cloning of humans, for any reason, is ethically and morally wrong. Any further advancement of human cloning needs to be stopped, and made illegal before this technology gets out of control and has disastrous consequences.

One of the disastrous consequences of human cloning is physical harm and death.

The loss of life that occurs during this procedure is startling. According to statistics, less than ten percent of the initial creatures survived when cloning Dolly. There were 277 implants, and only 19 of the 277 were healthy. The others had to be disposed of. Five of the nineteen survived, however four died within ten days due to severe abnormalities (Kluger.) Dolly is the only one to survive. Could you even imagine the horror, if this was done with humans? Even if we ended up with a small percent of successful human clones, it would take up to 20 years to be certain they were healthy and had no problems. A good analogy of cloning would be to compare it with a throw of the dice. Are we willing to take this kind of gamble with human...