This case study is about human clowning and should it banned or not. It will provide information about human cloning advantages and disadvantages will be included.

Matthew Sutton

Introduction

This case study is about human clowning and should it banned or not. It will provide information about human clowning advantages and disadvantages will be included. As will a conclusion and bibliography. Also I will put in my own opinion as well as other peoples.

Scientific Theory and Evidence

Human cloning is when you create a genetically identical copy of a human cell, human tissue or an actual human being. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controversial issue. Genetically identical means that both the humans have the same genes as each other. Human clones can also mean identical twins their cloning happens during the natural process of reproduction. There are the two most discussed types of human cloning therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Therapeutic cloning involves cloning cells from an adult for use in medicine. While reproductive cloning means making an actual identical copy of a human being. Reproductive cloning has not been performed and is illegal in many countries. A third type of cloning called replacement cloning is a theoretical possibility, and would be a combination of therapeutic and reproductive cloning. Replacement cloning would mean replacing extensively damaged cells or other damaged body parts. Quote:"Therapeutic cloning will in time allow scientists to create organs that are a perfect match for those in need of a transplant. The cloned organ would be based on the recipient’s genetic material and would not require the use of debilitating immunosuppressive therapies. There would also be no chance of rejection, which is fatal. Therapeutic cloning represents the ideal in organ transplantation, as it would provide an unlimited source of organs to anyone who needs them. The need for these organs is dire."

What people think?

Is it morally wrong to clone?

Animals- 66% say yes

Humans- 89% say yes

Are you willing to eat cloned products?

Fruit- 49% yes 10% no

Meat from cloned animals- 33% yes 56% no

Is cloning against god’s will?

74% yes 19% no

As the data show a lot more people think that it is morally wrong to clone humans then animals but still over 50% of people think it’s wrong. The data shows that people are more willing to eat cloned products like fruits and vegetable but are not so keen on eating cloned animals. ...

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What people think?

Is it morally wrong to clone?

Animals- 66% say yes

Humans- 89% say yes

Are you willing to eat cloned products?

Fruit- 49% yes 10% no

Meat from cloned animals- 33% yes 56% no

Is cloning against god’s will?

74% yes 19% no

Advantages of cloning

Provide organs for transplantation- On 12th August 1998. There were scientists from Japan had cloned a pig named Xena and used its organs for transplant in humans.
Provide treatments for variety diseases- Doctors may be able to replace tissues and organs that are damaged by disease or injuries to restore healthy functions.
Genetic modification / engineering- Cloning gives parents the opportunity to choose what characteristics their children can have.
The healthiness of infants- Doctors can manipulate and balance out the number of chromosomes in the embryo to give the mother a normal and healthy child.

Help improve lives- The cloning of genetic modified animals can have certain medical, agricultural and industrial benefits. For example you can genetically modify cows to produce more milk.

Disadvantages

The uncertainty of science technology- Science and technology cannot solve everything and something bad might happen.
Cloning is “Playing God”- Who gets to decide who and what gets cloned and who’s to say that the decision is right.
Against the nature- Human cloning is against nature, because the clone is not made by the natural reproductive process.
Inhumane- The clone may even be better than his original host. It would be inhumane to treat them as ‘special species’.

Quote:”Cloning, even so-called therapeutic or experimental cloning, creates a new life without a father, and reduces a mother to the provider of an almost emptied egg. Nonetheless, it is a new human life and the determination to destroy it and limit its use to scientific research for therapeutic ends compound further the moral issues rather than protect mankind. As such, cloning embryonic human life under any circumstance crosses an ethical line, takes an irrevocable step, from which science can never turn back.”

Diagram of cloning:

Conclusion

Some would say that it is a bad thing because it looks like humans are trying to play god. Others think it’s good because it could improve people’s lives by providing the public with unlimited healthy organs.

I think that human cloning should be allowed to some extent. For example in medicine for patients that need immediate organ transplant or skin graphing for patients with severe burns. Also cloning in other aspects like agriculture and animals that could be used for food. In my opinion is a good thing because that means that we will never run out of food supplies. This will solve world hunger and provide humans with disease free animals to eat as meat.

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