FREE ESSAY ON HUMAN CLONING

HUMAN CLONING

I have observed in my nineteen years of living that almost everyone in this society
strives to be the same or like the popular culture. The average person is very
materialistic, and strives for an appealing physical appearance. Artificiality is common
in the popular culture. For example, dying of hair color, inserting color contacts,
getting lyposuction, implants or removal of flaws on the body is prevalent. I strongly
oppose human cloning primarily because I believe that humans already try to replicate
themselves enough and having the same genes is not necessary. Plus, just because there
may be two identical beings doesn't mean that they will behave the same. In this essay
will explain how cloning is achieved, the benefits and dangers of human cloning, address
my views on genetic discrimination, policies that I suggest to prevent abuses of genetic
engineering, and why an exact clone an never be carried out.
First, I will discuss how cloning is made possible. After several attempts, Professor Ian
Wilmat and his partners successfully cloned Dolly. Cloning is a very intricate process
and it requires special equipment and modern technology. To begin, a cell is removed from
the organism that is going to be replicated, also known as the donor. The cell is
extracted by an incision in the skin, a sample of blood or even a piece of the actual
skin. Next, the second reproductive cell is taken from the female organism. The entire
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is removed from the nucleus. (DNA contains all the
information of heredity.) A small a mount of DNA is also removed from the donors cell
nucleus. At this time, the donors DNA is forced into the second cells nucleus. This
allows the two cells to be synonymous in terms of genes and DNA. Fussion is used to
combine the two cells. At this point the carrier must be found, if it is not already
present. The carrier is the female that wishes or is willing to give birth to the cloned
baby. In some cases however, the animals are given no chioce. Genitic engineers just
insert the cells into the female animal and it will later give birth to a baby that was
not naturally conceived. The cells are inserted by needle to the uterus and take on the
natural process of splitting into two cells. The combination of the cells through high
tech surgery and injection mimic the unforced process of creating a baby with the same
exact genes of the donor.
Secondly, I will discuss the pro's and con's of human cloning. I have found very few
benefits of cloning, are over ridded by the drawbacks and con's. The beneficial aspect of
cloning is the concept that an exact replica of the donor will be alive and existing in
the same manner, physically. If duplicates of animals are conceived than it will largely
benefit the science world. Animals will be used in experimentation. Most likely the
animal will be subjected to a disease or a unpleasant state. Cancer, cystic fibrosis,
burns and neurodegeneration would be applied to the victims and studied. The trial of new
therapies and treatments would be given to the animals, so that it can help out the
humans. If animals were cloned, their body parts or blood could be transplanted into
human bodies if needed. In fact, animals could be created to have highly sustainable
organs just for transplants. Another illustration is, it appears to be great to know that
you have a clone. You would have another you, younger, to use for the replacement of
organs and body parts. Suppose you were in a tragic car accident, and you lost both of
your arms, and damaged several vital organs. This would be a misfortune on your part, and
it would be hard to find a donor or available to supply these parts immediately. Well, if
you had a clone, I would be certain that someone had the exact match of everything! The
same blood, and physical characteristics. What a convenience! Another positive aspect of
human cloning would be the concept that a wonderful person could be replicated! For
example, why wouldn't we want another Robin Williams, (the famous comedian/actor).
Everyone seems to enjoy his screen personality and enlightening remarks. Or Tom Cruise,
he is a great person to remake. He is very handsome and he has a great physique! A person
that is desirable or known for their distinguished talents is excellent to have double
of. Next, human cloning is a breakthrough for couples who desire to have a baby and
naturally can't reproduce. A baby can be manufactured, in the lab. Plus the parents have
an option of who the baby will be a twin of. Imagine the pleasure that a couple may get
from this baby they can call their own. Scientists may believe that they can instantly
produce a perfect animal. There is a definite plus to cloning. Saving endangered species.

In change, there are many drawbacks to human cloning. Basically, human cloning costs a
lot. It costs a lot of money, lives, and moral and spiritual decay. The money that it
costs to clone humans is outrageously expensive. Equipment that is necessary in the lab
is very high-priced. The amount of money that is dedicated to research and
experimentation is phenomenal. The development of the perfect laboratory setting is a
great investment as well. I would say that the lives that are lost in the attempts to
clone a human being are priceless. Money is not a consideration, when precious life in
threat or destroyed. A life that is lost due to experimentation is a tragedy in my eyes.
Regardless if you are a mouse, if one dies in the result of a science experiment it is
simply horrible. When the cloning is not successful, 95% of the time, mutations and
diseases are present in the product of experimentation. The cost of losing moral beliefs
is irreplaceable as well. It has been proven that morals are disappearing as the
twentieth century rushes to a close. People have lost faith and they do not create
personal guidelines and rules as keenly as they may have in the past. It is not morally
right to reproduce a life artificially. I believe that god created us, and put us on the
earth. Scientists who plan on out doing god, and creating such a divine creature are
utterly egotistical. They must feel pretty prestigious! It is disgruntling the amount of
decay in morality is at stake in this issue. Nature is superior to all. Creating an
artificial copy of a priceless life is not right in any shape or form. All spirituality
is lost in this cruel act of diverging two tangible organisms forcibly. It is uncertain
when our spirit is connected to our bodies but it seems that a spirit may not be as pure
and genuine in a fake representation of a human. Although, there is no passage in the
Holy Bible that mentions whether cloning is ethically right or wrong, it doesn't need to
be written. It is something that was never intended. 
Thirdly, I believe that there is possibility in our society for genetic discrimination
related to experimentation for harmful genes if cloning was a reality. It seems that
every thing that ever existed or was created is susceptible to discrimination. Once human
cloning is made possible, and genetic engineers can achieve a successful twin, (that is
free of mutation etc.) then they will try so hard to make a perfect person. They will
avoid harmful genes like those that promote a slight threat in longevity or kinks in the
life span. Genetic engineers could definitely find people with a great record of
heredity. It is the quest for the perfect, healthy being ever.
Fourthly, I have suggestions of policies that would prevent abuses of genetic
engineering. Federal money should be not allowed to be spent on the research for cloning
humans. Scotland was the first country in the world to oppose spending of federal money
on the study of human cloning. Scotland's government set an example for the rest of the
world by making such an agreement. They took responsibility in not getting involved with
this outlandish scientific experiment. The second country to ban federal spending for
these purposes was the United States. I believe that these countries should encourage
other nations to join them in the refusal of this sort of education. Limits should be
declared on the frequency of cloning. Laws should be made to regulate cloning or simply
make it illegal. 
Lastly, an exact copy of a cloned animal can never be obtained. A life is not a toy or a
puzzle that can be put together. Life is not a picture that can be traced or re-copied .
Life is highly complex, and undeniably irreplaceable. A cloned person will not have the
right to think on it's own. Those who create the clone will severely brain wash the
subject and treat it much differently than you and I. The clone will be expected to
behave similar to the donor and that is a immense amount of pressure. The clone will
virtually have it's life lived already, by the donor. The twin will have an unfair chance
at life as anyone as we know it. There is no possible way that a clone could lead a
regular life. It's environment will be extremely different than the donors. The
environment can not be re-created for the replica no matter how hard one has attempted.
The parents would always be acting and not living in reality. Although, some day a human
can be reproduced to look exactly the same as someone else physically, behavior is
uncertain, and they are not programmed to live the same life. Time is another issue. The
events that occur in society are not going to be equivalent from one generation to
another (assuming the clone is born a different day, or year that the donor was/did). It
is virtually impossible to make an exact duplicate of a person.
All in all, I oppose human cloning because it violates moral and ethical codes. I
described how cloning is carried out, the pro's and con's with genetic engineering of
mammals and humans., the potential for genetic discrimination, policies I suggest to
prevent abuses of human cloning, and why cloning a human exactly like it's donor is
impossible.