Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Cloning in 2007
You might have heard, that in the news recently, scientists in the United States have been working intently on cloning. They believe they have finally succeeded in cloning the world’s first monkey embryo. This, they claim, could lead to the eventual cloning of humans. Personally, this has been said several times before, so I am not sure of what to believe.
My opinion on this matter is that cloning should not be allowed, period. It violates the laws of nature, and of God. God is the one who made everything. He is the Creator. So why, then, is man trying to outdo him and make exact replicas of his creations? All humans and animals are created to be different from each other. No two are supposed to be exactly alike. With cloning possibly in the near future, things aren’t looking so good. Man should not at all be allowed to make other living things with science or technology. Robots and such are fine, and even helping couples fertilize eggs to have a baby in a lab is acceptable to a certain extent. Humans should be made naturally, between a man and a woman, through the process of birth, not in a lab.
Why are people so fascinated with cloning, though? Scientists say it’s so they can study the clones and learn more about cells and body functions and such. People are known to be more devious than that. I know that some people will not want a clone of them for science reasons, but also for personal enjoyment. In addition, if clones are supposedly exactly like the person (or animal) that the DNA comes from, how do you think they will feel, having a life as a test subject to thousands of scientific experiments? I would think that life would get very frustrating. Especially if they have the same brain capability as other humans, they would likely go into depression, and have serious social and mental incapabilities. There is also talk of side effects like physical deformities on the clones. It would be completely unfair to put anyone through an ordeal like that. They would be better off not living at all.
In Britain, there are laws against reproductive cloning. Why are there not laws like this all around the world, especially the United States? There are some things that man is just not supposed to know, and I believe one of them is what would happen if we cloned someone.
Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071114/ts_afp/healthbiotechcloningprimates;_ylt=AqjL.UtVIzCgnr7yv0qPfTus0NUE
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