Argument Against Human Cloning

             The idea of cloning humans has always stirred debate, raising moral and
             ethical issues. As research and experiments continue delve into the
             frontiers of technology and science, we inch closer to the possibility of
             cloning becoming a reality. In fact, it is unrealistic to assume it will
             never happen. To deal with the implications of cloning, we should hesitate
             to consider the cost cloning would have on society as a whole. Human
             cloning is unethical because we cannot know the results, because alters
             societal roles, and because it degrades humanity. As we move forward into
             the millennium, the cloned animal, Dolly, had already died prematurely.
             Efforts are made across the globe to create the first cloned human being
             without first considering the consequences. This paper will focus on the
             ethical and moral dilemmas surrounding the science of cloning and why it
             We should first understand our own limits and balance them with logical
             thinking. Ethics involves doing the right thing. In theory, cloning
             sounds like a great idea. However, in practice, it presents more problems
             than it can solve. Part of being a human being in a functioning society
             involves responsibility. Part of thinking about the future includes
             incorporating the law of unintended consequences. When we consider
             cloning, we must not blindly overlook its negative implications. Cloning
             always conjures up ideas of Dr. Frankenstein, who became a victim of his
             own desire for knowledge. Frankenstein and his hideous were indeed
             fictional characters, Mary Shelley understood the danger associated with
             the hunger for knowledge. In Frankenstein, Shelley warns us of the dangers
             of knowledge with the dying Victor Frankenstein tells Walton, "seek
             happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition, even if it be only the
             apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and
             discoveries" (Shelley 200) Clearly, Fran...

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