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Human cloning is a new advancement in biotechnology. But it also has various ethical implications. Is it still okay to allow human cloning?
Introduction
Technology has reached great heights. It has made several things that people considered impossible possible. Nowadays, everything is available to us at the touch of a button. It has made people's lives so much easier. Technology has brought revolutionary changes in almost every industry. One such technology in the field of healthcare is human cloning. Human cloning is the process of creating an identical human being by duplicating any biological material like tissues or DNA. With the aid of stem cell technology, human cloning is now achievable. Human cloning is considered a controversial topic due to the ethical difficulties surrounding it.
Implications of cloning
First, let us try to understand the implications of human cloning. Whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage depends on a person's opinions regarding life. Age reversal is possible with the help of cloning. The reasoning behind this is that, through cloning, a new copy is made from the existing cell. Cloning may renew a person's body if they copied/cloned their body cells and had these cells implanted into their body when older. One day, this method will allow humans to live till any age they want.
It will eliminate the worry of ageing or death, but realizing the ideal of living forever carries many new issues. There is already an issue with the rising population of older people and insufficient young ones to pay their pensions. This issue would get considerably worse. Also, while elderly individuals may be physically well, no drug or technology is available to help them rejuvenate their minds. This artificially lengthened life may not be worth living for some persons with mental illnesses.
Cloning of cells has helped extract stem cells, which has allowed the cure of some deadly diseases like diabetes, cancer, and osteoarthritis. It is believed to have a promising future to treat several non-curable diseases.
Ineffectiveness and ethical issues
The success rate of cloning is not great as only a tiny fraction of animal cloning survives. Many clones die during pregnancy, and some even at later stages. Newborn clones are frequently malformed, and the processes may pose substantial hazards to the mother.
If the technology were allowed to prosper, it might be exploited to allow for desirable choices that improve human characteristics. This chance of abuse raises ethical and moral difficulties, since it would mean that we might selectively breed humans with specific and desirable genetic features to improve the human race.
Cloning would not only be a violation of an individual's right to privacy but it would also decrease the variation of humans. Cloning humans may result in severe abuses of human rights and dignity, and it is on governments, laws, and institutions to ensure that cloned people are not abused.
FAQs
What is human cloning?
Human cloning is the process of creating an identical human being by duplicating any biological material like tissues or DNA.
What is the technology behind human cloning?
With the aid of stem cell technology, human cloning is now achievable.
What kind of diseases can be cured through stem cell technology?
Stem cell technology cures diseases like cancer, osteoarthritis, and diabetes.
Why is the success rate of cloning low?
The success rate of cloning is low because many embryos die during pregnancy, while some die in later stages.
