This is just one of the many scenarios people are imagining after the successful cloning–manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact duplicate of that animal–of the sheep, Dolly. It is not the first time that cloning a mammal has been accomplished; however, it is the first time that a mammal has been cloned from an adult cell, not an embryonic one (Nash). The new cloning technique is raising many questions, the most controversial being the possibility of human cloning. Scientists say that, theoretically, the process used to clone Dolly would work for humans as well (Herbert). However, the cloning of humans should be regulated because of ethical, moral and religious issues.
On March 4, 1997, President Clinton temporarily banned federally funded research for human cloning in the U.S., and gave the National Bioethics Advisory Commission 90 days to report on whether human cloning should be banned or regulated (“Clinton Bans. . .”). In June, the Advisory Commission recommended that Congress impose a five year ban on human cloning (Rosenblatt). President Clinton …
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Nash, Madeline. “The Age of Cloning.” Time . March 10, 1997. pp. 62-65.
Rosenblatt, Robert A. “Commission Seeks Ban on Human Cloning.” [On-line]. Available: http://www.seattletimes.com/sbin/iarecord?NS-search-set=/34750/aaaa003ww75055e
Current State Laws on Human Cloning
Current State Laws on Human Cloning
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