CLONING

PROS: Infertile couples can have children and can have a family of their own. Infertile couples can have children and can have a family of their own. Clone organs so that people can live longer. Clone organs so that people can live longer. Clone a healthy person so there would be less diseases in the world. Clone a healthy person so there would be less diseases in the world. Cloning animals so that world hunger would be gone and more people would live. Cloning animals so that world hunger would be gone and more people would live. Produce animals with desirable traits. Produce animals with desirable traits. Provide parents with an opportunity to clone a child who has died. Provide parents with an opportunity to clone a child who has died.

CONS: Decline in genetic diversity. Decline in genetic diversity. Taking nature into our own hands. Taking nature into our own hands. Try to create the “perfect person” Try to create the “perfect person” Religious and moral reasons. Religious and moral reasons. Physical problems, such as birth defects. Physical problems, such as birth defects. Possibility of mental and emotional problems of the clone. Possibility of mental and emotional problems of the clone.

Possible Social Issues for Discussion Do cloned humans have a soul? Do cloned humans have a soul? If we clone humans for infertile couples, what is to prevent us from using clones as organ farms? If we clone humans for infertile couples, what is to prevent us from using clones as organ farms? What impact will cloning have on the genetic diversity? What impact will cloning have on the genetic diversity?

When the cloning goes wrong…

DOLLY, the sheep ( 5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) She was the first animal to be cloned using a cell taken from a mature mother in UK. She was the first animal to be cloned using a cell taken from a mature mother in UK. Other animals had been cloned before Dolly but she was made famous because of the use of a cell from a mature animal that was living. Other animals had been cloned before Dolly but she was made famous because of the use of a cell from a mature animal that was living.

Therapeutical cloning

Activity What do you think about cloning? What do you think about cloning? Write 15 lines explaining your answer. Write 15 lines explaining your answer.