Cloning argument

        Not only should stem cell research be prohibited, but so should the research of trying to clone a human being to live as long as non-cloned human. In an article written by Michael A. Goldman, he states that human cloning is “unnecessary and probably impossible anyway (p.329).” With this in mind ask yourself that same question: “Is human cloning necessary?” Because I believe it is not.  But the public may say it would be a great thing for people who cannot reproduce.  There are alternatives for this, adoption, and in vitro fertilization.  The public also may say it would be nice for a person to have their own blood related child?  Why take this chance.  Cloning is not one-hundred percent proven and instead of making a life you might kill a life, or you may have cloned a not so fully functional child.  In addition to physical harms, there may be psychological harms on cloned human children. One of those harms could be the loss of identity, or sense of uniqueness and individuality. Many argue that cloning can create serious issues of identity in individuality, and force humans to consider the definition of self.

        The article that Michael A. Goldman wrote also explains how there is an eighty percent survival rate in cows that have been cloned.  Think again.  This statistic only refers to survival from birth to an age of one to four years. A cow should normally live about twenty years. Is this a big accomplishment? I think not.  Why risk the life of a cloned human if they will only live to twenty percent of their lives before they die.

        Overall, I believe that cloning research employing human cells is ethically wrong and should be strictly prohibited.  There are lives at risk when a human is cloned.  We should not have the ability to play God.  Cloning humans will only lead to more disastrous capabilities in science.  This cloning process is unnecessary and we as human beings should accept death as the inevitable and not try to prolong our lives by using the cells of a cloned life that is destined to die.