Human Cloning

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Since the possibility of human cloning was first introduced by the successful cloning of sheep in 1997, there have been arguments both for and against the entire idea. This paper explains that, while both sides of the debate have valid points, from the benefits to humanity to the fear of Nazi-like genetic elimination of "undesirables," the arguments fail to produce clear and concise reasons for either point of view. This paper presents both sides of the cloning debate and attempts to show that, although there are definite moral and ethical issues that need to be addressed, the process of cloning has the potential to be beneficial to all humanity.

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"In 1997, Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute successfully cloned the sheep "Dolly," and began the debate over the ethical and moral principles surrounding the technology of cloning (Human Genome Project, "Cloning Fact Sheet"). The basic definition of cloning, recognized by most scientists, is the duplication of biological material. In the case of "Dolly," the scientists used the nuclei of various types of sheep cells, and implanted them into an unfertilized egg. The eggs were then planted into a live sheep, and successfully delivered through natural birth. The result was an exact genetic copy of the sheep that produced the original nuclei (Beardsley, 1)."

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