Cloning Ethical Dilemma Paper

TITLE : CLONING

This paperwork introduces us the concept of cloning and its ethical dilemma. The paper explains what cloning actually is, how it can be carried out, and the ethical concern that is associated with it

According to Devolder (2013) cloning is “the creation of a genetic copy of a sequence of DNA or of the entire genome of an organism.” The idea about cloning is to develop an individual organism genetically identical to each other. Naturally, cloning occurs at the birth of identical twins and other possible identical multiples. There can also be artificial cloning which can be done in the laboratory through the process of embryo twining or embryo splitting (Devolder, 2013). In embryo twining or splitting, an early embryo

After this, the oocyte which has been manipulated is treated with an electric current in order to stimulate cell division, which results in the formation of an embryo (Devolder, 2013). The embryo is now a clone of the somatic donor, virtually, though, it will not be 100% genetically identical to the somatic cell donor because the mitochondria which also carries genetic materials that make up the individual, comes from the manipulated oocyte, not from the somatic cell

In the case of human cloning, the consequentialist will be in favor to it because, since cloning can be used in therapeutics and in research, then it is for the greater good and will reduce human suffering.The consequentialist would therefore support the concept of cloning humans. The deontologist on the other hand, would be against human cloning because; the deontologist deny the fact that what is good or what is of value, always takes priority over right or duty. Therefore, for the deontologist, cloning can be good in some sense, but should not take priority over the right or sense of duty (Encyclopedia of philosophy,