Human Cloning

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This paper explains that, even though the cloning of Dolly, the sheep, strongly hinted that human beings could and would be cloned next in another madman's attempt to realize Hitler's dream, the market for human clones appears attractive, especially for human parts. The author points out that, even though there will be abusers, control freaks, and narcissists who will misuse cloning, the promise of medical miracles stands stronger against these portents, and society's reproductive policies are in a continuous process of guarding against these abuses and excesses. The paper suggests that a cloned child's self-perception can be developed from its cloning parent; it can learn about its family's medical history and, from there, fashion its own future quite the same way its natural siblings would.

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"Cloning is most tempting in the field of body transplants, although many people may still feel some objection to it for moral reasons. But defects, accidents and disease continue to point in that clear direction and modern research sustains it. When a particular body organ is transplanted a new body or environment, the cells in the cloned part would begin to recognize their new environment and become more specialized (Dixon). Parents with a history of kidney defects or ailments could decide to submit the mother's fertilized egg for treatment in a laboratory and have it develop into a perfect, kidney disease-free body. One way is to collect aborted fetuses in a container and to surgically take from them organs and tissues for transplanting to those who need them. Hospitals and clinics, especially abortion clinics, can be contacted or tied-in for these fetuses, for a worthy cause."

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