Cloning

Paper Summary:

This paper review and discusses the issue of cloning. According to the paper, cloning has raised a litany of legal and ethical questions, and is an issue that has become shrouded in fallacy, myth and misunderstanding. The paper reports that according to the Human Genome Project, cloning can be easily broken down into three types: recombinant DNA cloning; reproductive cloning; and therapeutic cloning.

Outline:
Introduction
Reproductive Cloning
Therapeutic Cloning
Costs and Benefits
Conclusion and Related Issues

From the Paper:

"Lawmakers may need to evaluate cloning policy by using a cost-benefit analysis and a utilitarian ethic. The costs of liberal cloning legislation are both financial and ethical. Financial costs of cloning are normally exorbitant because of the high failure rates of reproductive cloning. However, therapeutic cloning is costly too. Public policy must take financial issues into account because it could impact the allocation of taxpayer monies. Legal costs might also haunt governments that allow cloning research. To prevent complications related to direct government investments in cloning research, legislation could open the door for privately-funded cloning research projects while at the same time banning federally- or state-funded research projects."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Policy Brief: Human Cloning." Retrieved Nov 20, 2006 from http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/cloning/
• American Medical Association. "Human Cloning." April 6, 2006. Retrieved Nov 20, 2006 from http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4560.html
• Human Genome Project. "Cloning Fact Sheet." Retrieved Nov 20, 2006 from http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml#policy
• National Conference of State Legislatures. "State Human Cloning Laws." April 18, 2006. Retrieved Nov 20, 2006 from http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/rt-shcl.htm
• Smith, Simon. "All the Reasons to Clone Human Beings." Human Cloning Foundation. 2002. Retrieved Nov 20, 2006 from http://www.humancloning.org/allthe.php

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