Persuasive Essay On Human Cloning

Some people actually say that we can benefit from cloning. Scientists think that we can clone “geniuses” and advance in society (Utah Genetics). This brings up a very good point. What if we can clone 5 Albert Einsteins?! What if we clone all of the smartest minds to ever exist. Can we cure cancer? I think we can! Maybe we can even stop ebola. Lots of people are seriously thinking about this and how beneficial it would be. But some people can take this out of hand. Some scientists are considering making “human farms” where clones are made and their only purpose is to kill them and take their organs to sell. This is why cloning should not be easily accessible. Some freaky scientists are actually considering this idea. We need to be smarter, we need to be consistent , and we need to keep an eye out for these crazy scientists. And God knows what other crazy idea they have inside their heads. But many people think that cloning can be beneficial to society if it is used

There are some people that have been very anxious with cloning because they believe it is something new, but in reality it was introduced in the 1950s. It started with cloning food and has moved onto cloning animals. It has been successful on many different cases and a famous one is the cloning of a sheep named Dolly. Dolly lived to be six and a half years old and she had six kids. People believe that cloning should be illegal but we believe that scientists should clone endangered or extinct species in order to preserve them, here’s why.

II. Thesis Statement: Today I will entice you on the myth of human cloning and explain to you why it should be prohibited.

If scientists had the freedom to whatever they pleased, many issues could possibly surface. Despite few successful cloning attempts, there are many situations where the cloning is unsuccessful and no gain comes from the destruction of the embryo. More embryos end up being destroyed rather than being successfully

Human beings have inhabited the Earth for virtually only a fraction of a second of the planet’s existence. In this regard, our presence seems miniscule and insignificant. However in this “blink of an eye”, we have brought extensive and unforgivable destruction to our planet. The problems we now face are complex and many: global warming, the pollution of air and water, species extinction, deforestation, water depletion, oceanic dead zones, chronic diseases, poverty, world hunger (and on the opposite side of the spectrum of wealth, obesity), and violence to people and animals. Corruption and greed dictate the ebbs and flows of money, and little is being done to reverse the consequences. A Cree Indian prophecy reads, “Only after the last tree

The idea of cloning has been around for a long time. The possible benefits it could bring to both mankind and other life on Earth. However, the morality and ethics of doing just this have only more recently filter to the surface. How can cloning help or hurt?

Recently there has been a bill that would allow the use of taxpayers money to fund both therapeutic and reproductive cloning research of all humans and animals. Many people have suffered accidental medical tragedies during their lifetime. Read about a girl who needs a kidney, a burn victim, a man who lost his leg due to cancer. All of these victims favor cloning and want science to proceed. This is why I want you, Andy Vidak to vote yes on the bill for cloning. Cloning really does help those people who suffered from medical tragedies. Cloning can change many lives, if we do proceed, cloning may be able to cure cancer if cloning if cloning leads to a better understanding of cell differentiation. Rumors say cloning may also lead to a cure for heart attacks, a revolution in cosmetic surgery, organs for organ transplantation, and predictions abound about how cloning technology will save thousands of lives. Many can benefit from this bill and will save many lives. In result people are willing to let cloning continue for those who really need it.

The future of food manufacturing could be one in which food is cheaper and better for you at the same time, one in which people don’t have to worry about if what their buying could be to expensive, one where cattleman could spend less money on their cattle to feed them, where scientist could study certain diseases within animals without having to worry about other medical problems with said animals.

For a while now, the family had known that their dog would pass away. But as the months stretched out and they researched their options, they came to the conclusion that it would be happier to have him rest in peace. However, the recent discoveries and experiments in the genetic research field had caught their attention, and they decided to put the time and hope into letting their pup live again. Of course, the clone wouldn't be exactly the same, but as the years pass by, who knows what might happen? Many years ago, cloning was a thing of the distant future. As of today, people are paying to have pets cloned and are trying to explore the new frontier of genetic science. The articles “Cloning Embryos: Scientific Milestone or Moral Offense” by

What do you think cloning is? Well, let me assist you with that question. Cloning is very similar to the process that occurs when twins are developing (Medicine). Hans Spemann decided to dip into the unknown, he fastened a string around the embryo of a salamander, slowly tightening the string, until it formed two halves (History of Cloning). This process created Identical salamanders, this was the ultimate breakthrough to all genetic testing (History of Cloning). John Gordon followed the pursuit, but he wanted to see if a similar procedure would work on frog embryos (History of Cloning). He discovered, that when you take an intestinal cell of a frog, and insert it into an embryo, without a nucleus, which developed into a frog egg (History of

Have you ever lost a pet and been so heartbroken you couldn’t speak and just wanted it back? Well now scientists can clone an exact physical copy of your pet. Though for everyone who likes this idea there is another who is against it.

A thirty year old woman has the perfect life: a great significant other, a lovely house, and her dream job. There is just one problem: she cannot have kids, even though she has always wanted some. Luckily, technology has advanced and there is an easy solution: she can clone herself! Now imagine that she went through with it and the clone died. She would feel terrible. Or maybe her cloned child is going through an immense amount of psychological trauma because of identity questions or discrimination against their very existence, and all she can do is watch. Or maybe the government is still cloning her through some fine print agreement, and is experimenting on other versions of her without her knowledge. It all sounds a bit sci-fi, does it not? However, if human cloning were ever to be achieved, any one of these scenarios could become all too real. Cloning is not that far out of reach either. Animal cloning started around twenty years ago, and therapeutic cloning, or cloning to create stem cells, is on the rise (Cloning). Human cloning should not be legal because cloning harms many clones, takes away the uniqueness of life, treats life like a product, and has the potential to be used for unethical purposes.

Some politicians in the United States are now proposing to save us from the horrors of human cloning by a comprehensive prohibition. The interesting thing is that under close analysis there really aren't any serious problems. In the few cases where abuses are likely to occur, these can be avoided by targeted legislation. There is nothing about human cloning per se that justifies its criminalization. The only objection that stands up under analysis is that the technology has not been perfected. This is a justification for further research, not for a prohibition.

Beginning with the moral argument, one must understand reproductive freedom. Most cloning activists say that reproduction, or the lack there of, is a natural freedom given to people (C). Restricting human cloning would be a violation of that right. Just as people can choose not to reproduce using contraception, abortion, or abstinence, people should be allowed to use all means possible within their ability to reproduce, such as through cloning and in vitro fertilization (C). Cloning is the application of this right specifically (C). Another benefit of cloning is the ability to clone someone who has died to console those who are grieving over their lost loved one or to clone the DNA of a person that was known for his of her greatness. Scientists would be able to recreate these people in a new environment (C). A clone's parent may have come from

This past summer, by a 265-to-162 margin, the House of Representatives passed a carefully worded ban on human cloning (H.R. 2505) which President Bush has said he will sign into law. The leadership of the Senate nonetheless has refused to take action on this measure, or even to consider a temporary moratorium on human cloning research. Further delay will only encourage some researchers to take further irresponsible steps toward the laboratory manufacture and destruction of human life. Such