Why do we fear cloning and why are we are so afraid of it? what, exactly is a clone? a human clone is made up of another human beings genetic markers from their DNA, is cloning a human being really unethical? are there ways of regulating it? What about the well being of a cloned child or children? Would it turn humans into commodities?

Many think that it is not safe and downright degrading, however, many of our most deepest values, like the choice to begin a family and to be free of state control, really support it and are in favor of human cloning. This moral minefield, indicates that cloning potentially has the power to heal and improve the quality of human life.

The debate with public policy over the conduct of the genetic research and the uses of its new discoveries has been a subject of opinions ever since scientists announced the Birth of a cloned sheep, named Dolly.

President Bill Clinton stated

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“There is virtually unanimous consensus in the scientific and medical communities that attempting to use these cloning techniques to actually clone a human being is untested and unsafe and morally unacceptable.” End Quote

George W.Bush voiced his opinion of hostility towards cloning

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“I strongly oppose human cloning, as do most Americans. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare parts, or creating life for our convenience.” End Quote.

The MEPs (Members of European Parliament) insisted that every one of it’s members to enact binding legislation to prohibit any and all research being conducted on cloning humans and enforcing criminal sanctions for anyone who breaches it.

The MEPs assert

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“The cloning of human beings cannot under any circumstances be justified or tolerated by any society, because it is a serious violation of fundamental human rights and is contrary to the principle of equality of human beings as it permits a eugenic and racist selection of the human race, it offends against human dignity and it requires experimentation on humans.” End Quote.

Currently There are many top scientists as well as bioethicists on these social and science issues that relate to the cloning of large animals, the prospect of benefits for developing pharmaceutical medications in trans-genic animals and their organs for xeno-transplants, as well as the possibilities of actually cloning human beings. There has been great progress in cloning of large mammals, such as monkeys, and sheep, and also with the scientists trying to clone humans. These recent developments in this controversal subject will grab the public’s immediate attention and keep it for the next few years.

The Question Remains:

Human Clone? or Leave it Alone? That’s what many are debating.