Should it be legal to clone human beings?

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  • With Regulation

    It Should be legal, but strictly controlled by the government/UN. As long as the clones would have full rights and the person they had been cloned from gave permission, I can't find a moral issue.

    Yes Anonymous

  • I think it should be legal to clone human beings, as long as permission is given.

    I do think that it should be legal to clone human beings, with the person's permission. I know there are times that I need fourteen of me running around to get everything done. On the opposite hand, having more people around could just cause more problems. And, we don't need help with reproducing more people, because we do enough of that on our own.

    Yes SeriousNestor34

  • The benefits outweigh the negatives

    The benefits human cloning could bring to the medicinal world are staggering, and for that reason alone I think we as a race should pursue the idea. After all, we - human beings - got to where we are now by pushing boundaries and doing the unethical. There are negatives to cloning, and to suggest that there are no negatives would be to render your own argument invalid. However as long as it is used appropriately and it is not abused I can see no real reason for not doing so. For example, the possibility of living in a cancer-free world surely outweighs the possibility of losing one's identity, which would certainly be made illegal anyway.

    Yes Anonymous

  • Yes, because there is no legitimate purpose to denying human cloning.

    A clone of a human being would not be a copy of a person, but simply a genetic twin: a biological blueprint executed under different conditions, and most likely producing somewhat different results, due to environmental factors. How is this immoral? Provided the procedure is known to be safe and reliable, and does not produce any significantly enhanced risks of medical complications for the clone, there is no rational issue to condone making it illegal.

    Yes eststorm

  • No, it should not be legal to clone human beings, because we should all stay unique individuals.`

    People were made as unique individuals for a reason. When cloned, they differ from the original person. It's just creepy to think that people would believe that it's a good idea to clone humans. It would be a completely different person. It would only look the same. Cloning is not right by any means.

    Yes Qu4ntBenj

  • Yes, only if it benefits the health of the human race - dramatically.

    If cloning human beings leads to cures for diseases, serious conditions or disabilities/illnesses that effect one's quality of life to a large degree than I support it. I do not support cloning human beings for superficial reasons, or purposes that have already been sufficiently addressed by other means. The cloning of human beings is a serious undertaking that should not be done cavalierly or unnecessarily. I believe that there should be a governing body that approves all incidents of cloning. And, there should be policies and procedures put into place to make sure that the whole process is as ethical and humane as possible. A need for the cloning should be sufficiently proven before permission is granted.

    Yes MohaI0v35

  • Separation of Church and State in the United States.

    Now, for this question there are all kinds of moral ambiguities that can't necessarily be addressed in such a small paragraph. Legally, yes, cloning of humans should be allowed. Morally? Not so sure why anybody would want to create a human being artificially, except for use and disposal of human parts to create perfect donor matches. Morally, I am not sure I agree with that.

    Yes enkosen

  • If used in a judicious way, could work miracles in world of medicine.

    The art of cloning can be used under governance of the regulated bodies in medicine to help people in replacing organs lost in accidents or disease.

    Yes dankilberry

  • Yes, cloning is critical to future humanity.

    Clones would be very useful as a supply of spare parts for humans. Clones should be created as a replacement source for kidneys, hearts, livers, etc. Clones would have no human rights as they wouldn't be true humans; they would be creations of humanity. It would be imperative that they be kept separate from humanity to prevent the cross contamination of their genes. Clones are essential to future human life.

    Yes R43Shep
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55% of users

  • The idea of cloning humans is monstrous.

    Cloning humans raises many ethical issues. What happens to a defective clone? Are they disposed of, like a broken mechanical device? Are they not people, also? If you believe that life is precious, then cloning raises very difficult ethical issues about the sanctity of life.

    No ddeathnote

  • I think allowing humans to be cloned will do nothing but create havoc in society.

    While there are many supporters of cloning humans, I am not one of them. I think having more than one person walking around with the same DNA is just a recipe for trouble. I have no problem with researchers using cloning to duplicate cells, but I do not think an entirely separate human being should be created.

    No StevyDemon

  • It should not be legal to clone human beings, because it is likely to be abused by egomaniacs and people wanting "designer" babies.

    While I am in support of scientific research in the technology for animals and organ generation, I don't believe that humans are ethically advanced enough to prevent abuse of human cloning. In the grand scheme of history, we have not advanced very far from Hitler attempting to create a "master race". It appears to me that the human species is egomaniacal. In addition to the people who would want to clone either themselves or a lost loved one, there would be those who want to create a "perfect" child, or a clone of whoever best represents perfection in their eyes. There is already some abuse of "designer" sperm in artificial insemination. I can only imagine the abuse that could result from legally cloning humans.

    No BelligerentKen55

  • NO NO NO NO This is not acceptable to legalize the clonation of human beings

    I know that Sience is growing fast and helping the manding BUT......... We can not PLAY GOD. Clonation is too much and I thing that this process is dangerous and with no moral at all. We are nobody to PLAY with the life of human beings

    No Anonymous

  • It should not be legal to clone human beings because creating a human soul is in the hands of God.

    I am opposed to efforts to clone humans. Most world religions teach that while everything created ultimately has its source in God, there is a special aspect to human creatures called the soul or the spirit which is not found in plants or animals. Only God can give this particular kind of spiritual life to a being. Therefore a human who was cloned might be genetically identical, but would lack a spiritual nature, making the resultant creature less than truly human. We should not overreach our boundaries as created beings and seek to play God in that way.

    No R3yGoobIe

  • No, It is morally and ethically wrong

    Cloning humans is very wrong. I am absolutly appalled by some of the reasons that people use to support cloning. One reason would be is they can be used as organ donars. That is a terrible reason because that clone is a human being too. Imagine having kids just so they could be used as spare body parts. Doesn't seem so great now when you think about like that now, does it?

    No Anonymous

  • No Because that clone is still a human being

    That clone is still a human being and feels pain and suffering if we used it for test or sent it to war. And you are still killing person anyway it is almost impossible for a clone to being exactly like its creator because it did not have the same experiences unless they made him a complete copy.

    No Anonymous

  • Cloning is a touchy subject, but no, I don't think it should be legal because the clone will never end up completely like the original.

    When you clone a human, the clone will never end up like the original individual. There will be differences, there is no way around them. People will have different interests, personalities, and preferences.

    No LorenaH

  • I oppose cloning humans because there will be no individuality amongst cloned humans; everyone will be the same.

    Cloning humans will create a society where everyone will be identical. When everyone is identical, there will be no unique aspect to everyone. We will all do the same things and think the same way. In addition, cloning will impact the way a human is viewed. When one thinks of cloning, they usually think of robots.

    No KGallegos59

  • I don't believe that we should yet try to completely try to clone human being.

    I do not believe that we know enough as to grant anyone permission to clone a human being. Everything can be explained with asking questions as to 'why - why do it'? If it was to grow humans as a organ farms, it would be extremely immoral. Anyone that wants to create life can just concentrate on having or adopting children, while those that believe in organ donations, they can always look at other alternatives such as artificial ones.

    No BurM4rk

  • I strongly oppose to the cloning of human being. It can spoil the system of living in no time.

    If a human being is cloned, there will be a lot of confusion to identify a person, and the situation will led to the lot of crimes.

    No M Fernandez
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