Reproductive Cloning
Reproductive Cloning
Reproductive Cloning
REPRODUCTIVE CLONING:
AN ANALYSIS OF LIFE
Proponents:
Revilla, Shaina
Submitted to:
In the video “Dolly: The Cloned Sheep” of The New York Times,
Rev. Kevin Wildes, a minister at Georgetown University, said, “Are we
trying to play the role of God?” Hence, we succeed in nurturing our
knowledge, but we cannot deny the reality that in order to create a
successful form of human, a natural process is needed. Therefore, this
experiment draws the line between human life and engineering, which
eventually develops a new form of eugenics. Looking at the negative
impacts of reproductive cloning, scientists are still in the early stages and
do not see any future for it with humans. This procedure is being used on
animals, but improvements for the human race are yet to be seen. Another
thing about this would be the abnormalities and defects of the embryo
after or even before birth. This could be fatal for both the surrogate and
the child. Lastly, since it is more likely to be a new beginning for science,
exploitation might take place and ruin the positive impact of this
experiment for everyone.
References:
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• Pew Research Center. (2020, May 30). 20 years after Dolly the sheep’s debut, Americans
remain skeptical of cloning. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/22/20-years-
after-dolly-the-sheeps-debut-americans-remain-skeptical-of-cloning/
• Gunn, S. (2021, September 14). Evolution of cloning: A Dolly good show! – Front Line
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• The New York Times. (2013, October 14). The story of Dolly the cloned sheep: Retro report:
The New York Times. YouTube. https://youtu.be/tELZEPcgKkE?si=cJGDYxQTdbGSMhss