Biological Cloning A Moral and Ethical Standpoint
Bioethics is the study of ethical problems arising from scientific advances, especially in biology and medicine. I believe that bioethics plays an essential role in how we make decisions on whether to go forward or to stop certain types of medical and biological research. When I think of bioethics, the first thought that pops into my mind is “stem cell research,” or in other words, “cloning.” I believe that any further research conducted, dealing with either stem cells or cloning, would be a dangerous and reckless move on any scientist or doctors part. ... The first procedure that I will talk about is called “embryo cloning,” (a. ... This type of cloning duplicates the process that nature uses to produce twins or triplets. ... Embryo cloning has been done for many years on various species of animals. The clear and proven danger that manifests from embryo cloning can be simply put into four words, “thirsting for more knowledge.” The perfecting of this procedure could only lead to more advanced types of cloning procedures, and in my opinion, could only lead to the inevitable research of artificial twinning on human beings. ... The second type of cloning is called “Adult DNA Cloning,” (a. ... reproductive cloning). Adult DNA cloning is the most controversial, it is the cloning procedure that has the true potential for disaster. ... Reproductive cloning was the procedure used in which the first cloned sheep “Dolly” was born and died horribly from. ... Last, but definitely not the least, there is the issue of “therapeutic cloning” (a.