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Being a very controversial issue (due to religious, humanitarian, political grounds, etc.), it is illegal in certain countries like the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The United Nations after two years of debate voted in March 2005 to approve a non-binding global ban on all human cloning. The law wasn't binding because there was no unanimous verdict made by the members (84 agreed, 34 refused and 37 were absent]. The U.S. and many predominantly Catholic countries voted in favor, while the U.K. voted against this act. The main argument is:
Human cloning, even for therapeutic reasons, represents the taking of human life. [Catholic countries that oppose human cloning]
Many scientists, such as those of the Royal Society of England, lament the UN decision. However, since the ban is non-binding, scientists are free to pursue stem cell research unless local laws signify otherwise. Stem cell research has applications in in-vitro fertilization, cancer research among others.
A religious sect called Raelism believes that cloning is the first step in achieving immortality. The Raelian corporation Clonaid allegedly produced the first human clone, Eve (born: 27/12/2002). However, the general public has never seen the female baby, who was born by caesarian section in an unspecified location outside the United States. This news was delivered by Raelian scientist Brigitte Boisselier during a press conference in Florida.
Sources and Other Links of Interest:
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* The Royal Society of England: http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1205 * The BBC News Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4328919.stm * Cloning Laws & Public Policy: http://www.lib.msu.edu/skendall/cloning/laws.htm * Clonaid on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonaid
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What are arguments for cloning humans?
just a few:The possibility to cure any disease/cure any illnessIt's natural progressMedical progress
How can you prove that gene cloning is complete?
You can prove gene closing is complete by comparing the cloned genes to the original. If any differences are present, the cloning process was not successful.
Is cloning humans ethical?
no Yes It depends on your definition of ethical. Is it unethical to clone cattle for food? Is it unethical to clone mice for pharmaceutical study? Opponents say "it's playing God", but they said that about almost every medical advancement from birth control pills to heart transplants, and even to genetically-modified foods. (Humans have been genetically modifying food and animals forever through selective breeding. In-vitro and DNA manipulation simply speeds up the process). Why would or should cloning humans be any different? Identical twins are a result of cloning in the womb. Take religion out of the picture and you would have a hard time making the unethical argument. What would be unethical would be cloning for spare parts. If the cloned person was treated no differently than a twin, a complete human person, then where is the problem?
Are there human clones on this earth?
You have asked if there are any human clones. Technically there are no human clones because it is illegal to do so. Human cloning is illegal because people might use them for their own good and treat them in a bad way. Another reason is that if human cloning happens, then there might be a return to serfdom. These are the main reasons why there cant be cloning and if there is no cloning or not. [Illegal in the US and most countries. Technically the cloning of a human is far more difficult than cloning of sheep, cattle and mice. But not impossible. It is only a matter of time before it happens.
What is the difference between stem cell and cloning?
A stem cell is an undeveloped cell that can theoretically be stimulated to produce any tissue of that species, with the DNA of the stem cell. Cloning is taking the nucleus from one cell and implanting it into another cell with its nucleus removed, replacing the DNA in the target cell with that of the cell the nucleus was taken from.
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Definitely. It's not even right to clone any humans.
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What are arguments for cloning humans?
just a few:The possibility to cure any disease/cure any illnessIt's natural progressMedical progress
Should genetic research involving cloning be practiced in this country?
genetic research generally involves cloning, as in cloning unicellular organisms and some animals but cloning humans is not allowed and should not be allowed. in a nut shell genetic research involving cloning should not be practiced in any country because a lot of people disabuse opportunities given to them.
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Since there are countless different opinions and reasons why cloning should or should not be legalized, I will try to describe both scenarios. Many scientists are against this idea of legalizing cloning. Many problems could arise as in, accidents, wrong usage and many regarding putting the power into the wrong hands. Others suggest that it will prove a significant advancement in technology and push us further in the advancement of technology realm. In my opinion, cloning would not be the number one thing to legalize, especially because there would be people who would try to clone humans instead of animals and such.
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