AI Ethics/Human Cloning INT 7/9/04 3:15 PM Page 1 The Ethics of Human Cloning John Woodward‚ Book Editor Bruce Glassman‚ Vice President Bonnie Szumski‚ Publisher Helen Cothran‚ Managing Editor Detroit • New York • San Francisco • San Diego • New Haven‚ Conn. Waterville‚ Maine • London • Munich AI Ethics/Human Cloning INT 7/9/04 3:15 PM Page 2 © 2005 Thomson Gale‚ a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and Gale and Greenhaven
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urges the commission to declare human cloning unethical. Kass’s argument is based on: considerations related to the ethics of experimentation‚ concerns about identity and individuality‚ the dangers of transforming procreation into manufacture‚ and the negative impact upon out understanding of what it means to have children. Throughout the testimony goes on to explain not only why cloning is unethical but he also attempts to persuade the commission to legally ban cloning. In the excerpt Kass raises
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DNA? Cloning is the process of replacing the DNA of an egg with the DNA of a living organism. In 1997 the first living clone was created‚ which brought various questions about the cloning of humans. The main purpose of our reproductive system is to create new life‚ but we have subjected it‚ specifically human eggs‚ to experimentation. Human cloning is a direct violation of what makes us who we are‚ our DNA. By learning more about the complications of cloning and how scientists are using human eggs
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Question: What are ethical issues related to human cloning? Answer: Cloning is one of the most modern and important technique in the field of biotechnology and modern sciences. Since its inception‚ many organisms have been successfully cloned such as sea urchins‚ the famous sheep Dolly (1996)‚ mice and cows. Basically‚ through this technique‚ the genetically identical copies of the desired organism are produced. Some organisms can produce naturally through cloning. It is a type of asexual reproduction in
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What would you think if you were to able to talk to an exact clone of yourself? Most people think that cloning is part of science fiction but can be done and in June of 1997‚ scientists in Scotland were successfully able to clone a sheep. This major step in cloning raised question in the scientific world. Many people ask is cloning ethical to humanity? To some people‚ being able to clone is like "playing God". To me‚ is beneficiary to humanity if used in a manner to help‚ not harm. Statistics
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Science and Technology Boning—Boon or Bane? The subject of human cloning (reproductive cloning) is shrouded in controversy‚ right from its conception. On the other hand therapeutic cloning‚ which is sometimes misunderstood as reproductive cloning‚ is not the creation of an offspring but instead‚ vital stem cells are taken from human embryos‚ which are then used to generate tissues and organs. These organs and tissues can be then used for transplantation. The ultimate aim of this process
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hunted them. The last one to survive was in 1960. They were marsupials but they were carnivores. There’s debate whether or not they should be brought back through cloning. Tasmanian tigers should not be cloned. This should not even be a topic for discussion. If they were brought back then there would be an overpopulation of them‚ cloning could be harmful‚ and a price would be paid not only with money but with God too. In “Jurassic Park” they tried to keep the population of the dinosaurs to a limit
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Advantages of Cloning With that being said‚ the following are the generally accepted benefits of cloning: • Easy replacement of internal organs and tissues for patients in need of transplants instead of waiting for suitable organ donors‚ alive or dead. Since the transplanted organ contains most of the recipient’s genes‚ there is a lesser chance for rejection as well. • Cloning can be a solution to the infertility issue among couples. Theoretically speaking‚ parents can choose the desirable qualities
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brought hope and prosperity among scientists who view cloning as a potential cure for illnesses and other beneficial uses. The birth of Dolly represented a milestone in genetic technology but caused an enormous amount of uproar from the public. The historic event prompted a raging debate about the ethics and consequences of cloning‚ especially when using the same technique to clone human beings. Many people considered attempting to clone a human being to be unethical because the technology is not thoroughly
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After many long hard working days‚ I was trying to utilize my time wisely by catching up with the news on the internet. One of the article form Washington Post caught my eyes‚ with the title “Clone-Generated Milk may be approved”. The article is over one year old‚ where have I been around those days? I paused for a second and tried to comprehend the facts about science. The agricultural industry has observed a voluntary FDA moratorium on using the products of clones‚ but it has recently become
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