The Cloning of Human Beings :: Science Papers

The Cloning of Human BeingsI take apart five concerns held by the general population regarding human copy and make out that they show either a misunderstanding about(predicate) the process and/or result of clone, or else ignorance about what we already do. Put divers(prenominal)ly, I repugn that human cloning is not in principle more uncertain than other current practices. However, I do piddle serious concerns about the uses to which the new engineering will be put. I argue that the reasons soon proposed for human cloning are not persuasive. My position is that human cloning is not objectionable in principle, but practical application of the technology raises serious concerns. In my opinion, pitch circumstances do not wait to warrant it. As soon as Scottish scientists announced that they had successfully cloned a sheep from cells of another sheep, people began to be alarmed at the mentality of cloning human beings. Editorial after editorial warned that wed be playactin g God, that wed be creating Frankenstein-like soul-less creatures, and that wed be encouraging peoples tendency towards egoism to create its ultimate expression by enabling human beings to clone themselves. death chair Clinton banned all federal funding for research leading to the cloning of human beings and called for a voluntary moratorium on private research. Pope bum Paul II denounced dangerous experiments that harm human dignity.I, too, have many concerns about cloning human beings but I think that most of the fears people have are misplaced. As a philosopher who has worked on issues concerning ain identity and, more recently, medical ethics, I have a different perspective on the issue of human cloning from most commentators. by chance I can make a useful contribution to the intervention of this topic.I would, first, like to examine five concerns the general population seems to have about cloning human beings and argue that they show either a misunderstanding about the p rocess and/or result of cloning, or else an ignorance of what it is that we already do. I shall argue that there is nothing in principle more questionable about the cloning of human beings than practices we currently engage in. However, I do have two serious concerns about how the new technology is likely to be used and, since I am not positive(p) that that there are any really good reasons at the present time for cloning human beings, I too would vote against permitting it. I1. It has been claimed that if we cloned human beings that wed be playing God.