Whenever the subject of cloning is brought up, it is inevitable that eventually the conversation will turn to ethics. As long as the idea of cloning has existed, so too have questions on the morality of it. Ideas have been made which have suggested that it is impossible to clone individual organs, but whole clone bodies would need to be made, and the organs transplanted, which some people view as murder.
Other effects of cloning are as follows:
- Loss of genetic variation
- Clones may not be treated the same as humans, or have the same rights.
- The technology may be used by people with bad intentions.
- The technology is yet undeveloped. When Dolly the Sheep was cloned, 277 eggs were used, 30 started to divide, 9 were impregnented and only one (Dolly) survived to term.
- Religious Issues
However, some people make the argument that cloning would help the human race, and thus should be investigated more. Their arguments are something like this:
- Cloning Organs can save people
- Infertile couples are able to have children
- Can "cure" cancer by transplanting organs even after the cancer has motasticized.
- Finally able to eliminate genetic diseases such as Parkinson's or Tay Sach's Disease.
So, the question for now is: Is cloning ethical? You decide.
