Human Cloning

Early in 1997, Scottish scientist Dr. Ian Wilmot revealed to the world that he had successfully cloned an adult sheep, Dolly. With this invention, the world made a collective gasp at the realization that cloning was no longer a pipe dream or an element of a Science Fiction movie. Since then, human cloning has become one of the most debated topics in the world. From the schoolhouse to the White House, discussions began regarding the ethical implications of human cloning. In several recent polls by TIME magazine (The Ethics of Cloning, 1998 ), it was shown that 75 percent of the responding population thought that cloning wasn't a good thing. Furthermore, 74 percent of the respondents believed that cloning was against God's will, and when asked if they would clone themselves, if presented with the opportunity, 91 percent responded with a "no". However, when asked to define human cloning, an estimated 95 percent of them couldn't describe it correctly.

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As a matter of fact, in a personal interview with Miss. Weber, T.A. (personal interview, November 7,1998) when asked, "What do you think about human cloning?" responded, "I don't know a lot about it, but I know it's scary". Opponents of human cloning argue that it is immoral and unethical to clone human beings for both religious and humanitarian reasons. Moreover, other opponents describe human cloning as a luxury for wealthy people or as a tool for organ market development. Conversely, I believe that human cloning can have many benefits for the human race in terms of helping infertile couples and people with genetic problems. In addition, it can be really helpful for a person with diseases such as kidney and liver defects or cancer.

First of all, it seems logical that one needs to know what the process of...