The Cost of Human Cloning A Threat to Individuality and...

The Cost of Human Cloning: A Threat to Individuality and Diversity Have we as a society come too far too fast? This is a very applicable question recently asked by senator Roger Bennett, from Michigan, before the Senate on the topic of human cloning. It is speculated that we as a human race have the technology to make a clone of any given human (Jackson 2). If this is done, at what cost is it done? If cloning is allowed it will come at the cost of misguided effort, the creation of a process known as gene selection, and loss of individuality and diversity. What cost would there be to make a clone of a human being? One cost can be explored from a monetary standpoint. It is estimated by the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs†¦show more content†¦Many lives could be saved if half of the effort of cloning a human was put forth in feeding the hungry, clothing the cold or educating the under privileged. What would be the cost if cloning would be allowed in wide scale program? It is theorized that if cloning would be legalized that it would create the massive problem of gene selection (Jackson 4). Many parents in modern society would do anything and spend any amount of money to give their child an advantage in life. With the introduction of cloning it would be possible to genetically alter a child’s genes to create a more perfect child (Jackson 4). This raises entirely new moral question outside of cloning in general. Is it right to alter a child’s genes in an effort to make them â€Å"perfect.† It is also believed that genetic selection would create a new type of crime and problems (Jackson 6). One can assume that with the introduction of gene selection there would be a new â€Å"black-market† of the genes of athletes, movie stars and models. What would be the cost of cloning on human diversity? Dr. McCormack the chairman of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs was recently quoted as saying that, â€Å"evolution relies on the continual mixing and matching of genes to keep the gene pool alive.† If cloning was allowed to happen than in theory the gene pool would be come more and more restricted. An example of this can be seen with a look back in history at Albert Einstein. Where would the human race lie todayShow MoreRelatedThe Ethics Of Human Cloning2096 Words   |  9 Pagesbodies, the human race stands easily as one of the most extraordinarily complex and mysterious species in the world. Since the beginning of time our race has been evolving with knowledge, constantly searching for a complete understanding of how we function, and how we can improve ourselves. Through various studies, researchers have thought of ways to modify the human body by means of medication, surgical procedures and other processes. One of these methods is through human reproductive cloning. The veryRead MoreThe Issue Of The White Rhino2826 Words   |  12 Pagesdocumented and believed that there are even more still undocumented today (â€Å"Fact Monster Science† 2014). As much as our amazing world offers us, we humans are taking away as well. It is believed that 99.9% of species are now extinct; many of those that occurred over the last 25,000 years can be attributed to humans (â€Å"Foundational Concepts†2014). Humans have caused severe environmental changes such as global warming, loss of environment, animal trafficking, pollution of toxic chemicals and trash, andRead MoreChange Management49917 Words   |  200 Pagescurrent realities. Survival of even the most successful organizations cannot be taken for granted. In some sectors of the economy, organizations must have the capability to adapt quickly in order to survive. When organizations fail to change, the cost of failure may be quite high. All organizations exist in a changing environment and are themselves constantly changing. Increasingly, the organizations that emphasize bureaucratic or mechanistic systems are ineffective. The organizations with rigidRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 PagesWhat are organizations? The relationship between organization theory and human activities The relationship between organization theory and management practice Social engineering and organization theory Critical alternatives to managerialism in organization theory Philosophical disputes and debates: explaining and understanding the diverse nature of organization theory Mapping some aspects of organization theory’s diversity Positivist protagonists: the truth is out there, and we can objectively know