by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Cloning For and against

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] For Cloning

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Banning things is a bad idea There’s no need to argue in favour of cloning. Unless the case against cloning is conclusive, cloning shouldn’t be banned. However, arguments that don’t conclusively show cloning should be banned may be helpful in suggesting restrictions and rules that enable cloning to be done in an ethical and acceptable way. It’s entirely sensible to have a rigorous debate on the issue.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] It doesn’t hurt anyone It doesn’t hurt the person being cloned. If it would harm them they wouldn’t give their permission. If it was done without their permission they would have the same remedies as if they’d been operated on without their permission. It doesn’t hurt the baby. Why should he or she feel any different from a baby created in the conventional way? And there is no evidence that children born using other forms of assisted reproduction are less valued than those born through natural conception.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Cloning simply extends humanity’s range of choices Why should we restrict humankinds freedom to make themselves better and to grow up as species The Nazi eugenics programme was dreadful and was a state-run scheme to create the perfect society. Modern eugenics is not a government scheme and aims only to create the perfect child. Once you let eugenics in through the back door, it becomes available to governments with bad intentions. Cloning will allow us to avoid the chance results of ordinary reproduction and choose what our children are like.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] It would help infertile people or those who’ve lost a child Imagine parents who lose a child and can’t have a baby in the natural way because of age or sickness. It would surely be cruel to ban a technology that could allow them to have “their child back.” Wouldn’t it be cruel to ban a technique that might enable an infertile couple to have a baby? Or to prevent a child whose parents had become infertile from having brothers and sisters.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Reproductive Rights Human cloning would allow celibate people or homosexuals to have a biologically related child to cherish and love without having to have sex. It is wrong to deprive them of this right. In what sense is having children a basic human right? If having children is a basic human right, it doesn’t follow that having children by cloning is a basic right and they should all take a whack at it. And if it was a right wouldn’t the state be obliged to provide us with a partner if we couldn’t find someone to have a child with.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] It would let gay or celibate people have biological children Human cloning provides a way for those who do not wish to have procreative sexual intercourse to have biological children. This argument is unlikely to be put forward by celibate people, since they have taken the decision not to have children. However it may be put forward by all the gay couples, it provides a way for them to have children that are biologically theirs.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] It is a parental duty If by cloning designer babies we could ensure our children are healthier, happier, more intelligent, surely we have a duty to do it. If we don’t do the best for our children, maybe they could sue us for not using cloning.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Children’s rights Cloning is a way of making sure that children can fulfil the right to a good genetic heritage. If we could use cloning to ensure that our children were genetically sound it would breach their human rights not to do it. We don’t usually think that having sound genetics is a basic human right.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Cloning WILL happen Some people say that human clones will inevitably be created. Disapproving of cloning or passing laws against it will turn clones into a class of outcasts that people will shun or who will live in fear of the law. So as clones will certainly be created banning them will produce unfair discrimination against them.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Religious freedom The Raelian religion has cloning as a significant part of it believes. So banning human cloning would restrict freedom of religion. The Raelians claim that life on earth was created scientifically through DNA and genetic engineering by a human ET race. The name of this race is Elohim, a name that is found in the Hebrew bible and mistranslated by the word “God.” The Raelian movement also claims that Jesus was resurrected through and advanced cloning technique performed by the Elohim. Raelians believe that today's cloning technology is the first step in the quest for eternal life.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Cloning Against Cloning

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] It is a Horrible Idea Our gut feeling tell us that human cloning is wrong. Sometimes our feelings of horror communicate real ethical truths. The horror we feel at human cloning reflects our inner certainty that is so something terribly wrong. Recent research has shown that human beings may rely on emotion as much as reason as part of our ethnical thinking.

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Against human cloning Cloning may have bad results for the embryo and carries a high risk of abnormality in the resulting child. Cloned animals show a high rate of abnormality or disability per live birth Cloning can put cell donor and the birth mother at risk. In one us study using cows (the cow) four of the twelve surrogate mothers died from pregnancy complications and deformities and hairy legs Cloning has a high failure rate

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] Its not right! Its just involves killing embryos Its too risky Its playing God It’s a charter for eugenics Its doesn’t respect human dignity (religious and secular arguments).

by Emily, Henry and Rebecca [Edited by RP] We should not play God There are also many people who do not want scientific development to occur in terms of biological research and development. These people are sometimes the more religious types in modern day society. They believe that we should never “play god”. Doing so, according to them, is an act against God and ourselves.