Today, critics of cloning and all that oppose the idea also have a distaste for therapeutic cloning, despite the advantages it presents. If it were made possible, scientists and doctors could save patients with life altering conditions. There is only one catch; as of right now, it seems highly inconceivable because of the extreme difficulty in the process. The steps are the same for regular cloning, except it would not produce an entire clone, only a stem cell to place into the patient. As noted in my previous post, it took 267 attempts to make Dolly the sheep. Based on this, it is accurate to say that it would take at least 100 donor eggs from humans for each patient. With that in mind, to treat all the hundreds of millions of people that would benefit from this it would take billions of eggs. That is quite a ridiculous number. In addition, since these numbers are based off results we have had from cloning animals in which research has been done, it's safe to say it would take even more eggs than that. This is why a majority of the population want this banned before it is pursued. It is possibly unachievable, and in many ways seems like something that could only be obtained in a near perfect world.
I am in the majority group. I think that there is no way that many donations would ever come, and that makes this a fantasy therapy. In my eyes, it shouldn't be taken seriously.
Are you in the same group as me? Do you think there is any way a group of common people can do anything about this?Smith, Wesley. "Therapeutic Cloning of Human Embryos Should be Banned." At Issue: Human Embryo Experimentation. 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press. 11 June 2009
Cloning; the process of producing a clone. Clones are cells or organism that are genetically identical from the unit in which it was derived. Sounds somewhat simple, and it is:
This picture/video shows the few steps involved in making a successful copy of an entire organism. Dolly, the first ever, was a sheep cloned in 1997, after 267 failed attempts. This began the outbreak in arguments over cloning. Today, a majority of the population feels that cloning, for whatever reason a scientist might plead, is morally wrong. Yet there are many theories in which cloning could help humans and all organisms. Scientists can use the process of cloning to produce spare human limbs and organs for donation to those in need. That, in my opinion, is something that could be very helpful if it were to be effective.
All religions, including the major four which are Christianity, Buddhism, Hindu and Muslim, seem to have varied and inconsistent views when it comes to this topic. They all believe that reproductive cloning, playing God in the scientific world, is completely wrong. This takes away from the relationships between people that a religion tries to influence. But therapeutic cloning is acceptable in Christian opinions.
How do you feel about cloning and what side do you take in this battle, Religion or Science?
Sullivan, Bob."Religious Views of Cloning Do Not Agree." Contemporary Issues Companion: Cloning. 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press. 10 June 2009
