Cloning

Persuasive Essay # 25572

Biology > Bioethics
Biology > Molecular and Cell
English > Persuasive Writing

Cloning

Argues in favor of therapeutic cloning.

1,308 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the ethical controversy surrounding the issue of therapeutic and stem-cell cloning. It argues in favor of cloning, explaining that the practice could lead to the saving of thousands of lives and the curing of many diseases. The paper also argues that cloning could lead to the return of extict animals and the study of prehistoric man.

From the Paper:

"According to people like California representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Ca.) "six cells in a petri dish is not a human being" and added that "opponents are imposing their religion on sick Americans". Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) called the bill a "death sentence" for millions of Americans. Opposing views on the subject are as strong as those opposing abortion, since both are based on the religious view of the sanctity of human life as created by God. "Life is not a commodity" said Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) who asked how the practice is "any different than Nazi experimentation in the concentration camps" (Porio)."