Cloning

Many have imagined what it would be like to have a clone of themselves.

Many have also feared the thought of having a clone. Due to popular belief that a clone

would be an exact duplicate. An incorrect presumption made by many. Proceeding along

side is the religious beliefs and the controversial ethicality and morality aspects of human

cloning. A stance taken by many religions and their congregations. In reality the public has

a very narrow sense of what human cloning is. Rather than research and understand the

scientific aspect of human cloning, they instead take faith in what the media and movies

portray human cloning to be. It is from this information source that a majority base their

decision on weather human cloning is ethical or unethical. Human cloning is a new

challenge for science and that by pursuing it we will become enlightened in who and what

the human being is and its true potential. The truth is that despite the many claims of

religious leaders and anti-cloning protesters, human cloning may truly be the key to curing

all disease and cancers that have plagued humans from the, dawn of human. The questions

is," Do the benefits of human cloning out weigh the risks and ethicality of society?'

Lee M. Silver, a professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, wrote

"Cloning Misperceptions," from Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New

World. Silver asks, "Why do four out five Americans think that human cloning is morally

wrong?" Silver answers by pointing out that people have a very muddled sense of what

human cloning is. This accredited to the fact many people perceive what they see in the

media and movies and associate it with reality. For example, the movie Multiplicity where

a man has himself cloned and then his clone makes a clone of itself this happens two more

times and each time a clone was made it became less intelligent. This brings up his next

point which was depicted in the movie Blade Runner, many people believe a human clone

would not have a soul, because it would be a replication of a living thing that is still in

existence. Which is not true since a clone child is conceived and birthed like any normal

child would, from a mother's womb. And just like any other child, the clone would have a

mind and personality o...

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...bility to reverse the effects of a

heart attack by injecting healthy heart cells into the damaged areas. Condemnation of this

new technology could be denying human beings the key to finding the a cure for all

diseases and cancers. And the enlightenment of who and what we are.

The truth is that human clones are just has human as any one else and do not

deserve to be treated like second rate citizens. Clones have souls too and are autonomous

individuals with their conscience and personalities. Parents need to be given more credit in

that they would not objectify their cloned children, but love them unconditionally. Cloning

should not be condemned, due to fear for the unknown, but should be explored to benefit

human kind and enlighten us on who and what we are. Human cloning is a new frontier

that will have its own obstacles and walls to climb over, go around, or go under.

Human cloning will be cherished and prized for what it has brought humanity, new

medical technologies, along with cures for disease and cancer. Unfortunately it is

inevitable, but a sacrifice will be made some where as with many past medical

advancements.